Time Has Arrived

When Pratik's parents saw him safe in the basement, their heart was full of happiness. Mrs.Roy went near that girl and was staring at her.

" Who is she? "

" Mom, she studies in the same university and… "

" And.. "

( Oh, No! I don't even know her name. What should I tell mom? ) Gaurav said to himself.

" And... Mom "

Maybe, that girl understood that Gaurav didn't know her name and was hesitating. She broke into the conversation and introduced herself.

" I am Zoya. "

" She is in the same university, but other branch. " said Pratik.

" Tell us about your parents, where are they now, we will try to help them. " said Mrs.Roy.

" My parents won't live here. I will be in a hostel near the university. "

" Oh.. ok make yourself comfortable. Feel free to ask anything if needed. "

Zoya simply nodded.

At that time, Gaurav saw the bags which his mom brought. " Mom did you bring something to eat. "

" Yes, when we were coming Mrs.Harsha remembered that you said you were about to eat and those creatures have shown up. We thought both of you did not eat anything so we brought food. "

Gaurav and Pratik rushed and started eating. Even though they have met recently, no, it was just a couple of hours, but they seem like they are close friends from childhood.

" Mom why did you bring five pots. "

" I just brought them. I didn't count or thought about something. We were in a hurry so I just brought them. Just like that. "

" You did a right thing. I am going to eat two. "

" Ok. " said Mrs.Roy and smirked.

" What about Zoya? Even she didn't have lunch I think so. " Pratik said to Gaurav in a low voice.

Gaurav gave one of them to Zoya. She thanked him for that.

Gaurav, Pratik, and Zoya were eating. And the others were discussing how to overcome this situation.

When three of them completed, Gaurav asked his mom.

" Mom! You said that this basement is safe because those creatures cannot detect my presence if I am here. But why? "

When he asked that, everyone was looking at Mrs.Roy with curiosity except Mr.Roy.

" Before a week. Those knights who helped us came to me again. They said that something has happened due to which the barrier which protects Earth from those monsters has been broken, and those creatures will come again to create havoc. "

ONE WEEK AGO:-

Mrs.Roy was doing some paperwork at her office, and she felt like someone is calling her. But no one was around her. She was doing work continuously for two days. So, she thought it was happening because of stress and decided to leave. She called her assistant inside the room. Her assistant entered the room.

" What is my schedule for tomorrow. " said Mrs.Roy facing down writing something.

'...'

" I asked what is my schedule for tomorrow "

'...'

" What's wrong " she yelled and faced forward.

She was shocked to see the knight from that incident.

" Why are you here? How did you come inside? " Mrs.Roy asked.

" I need to talk to you. Please come to your home, we cannot come to place like this and talk with you. Hurry up. "

He said that and disappeared. She was a bit tense, thinking why did he had come again. And she heard the voice.

" Mam! Are you alright. Mam! " it was her assistant.

" I need to leave, just postpone the appointments if any are left. "

" Sure, mam. "

And Mrs.Roy started from there.

When she reached home, they were already inside.

" How did you come inside. "

" That is not important now. We are here to warn you about the upcoming danger. "

" What? "

" Your son may be a target again. And there is only one way to protect him. "

" I can do anything for that. "

Then he handed over her an ingot and said

" Make a room under this house. A basement, and place this ingot at any of the corners in that room. In that basement, where you will place this ingot, if your son stay there. His presence will not be detected, and he will be safe. "

" I will do that. "

" And when they appear, this ingot will get doubled. Leave one ingot in the room. Carry the other ingot along with you to the place where your daughter went missing. You will find a space to place this ingot. Place that ingot there, and you will understand what you should do further. "

" Ok. I got it. Thankyou for your help. "

And that knight disappeared. After that, they have built the basement and placed that ingot there. The house was all made of fiber cement boards, so there was no problem constructing a basement.

PRESENT-DAY:-

" That was what happened. Now, we should wait for that ingot to get doubled. " said Mrs.Roy.

After listening to all that what betided, they were all so calm.

" So we should wait for that ingot to get doubled. " said Pratik.

Mrs.Roy nodded her head.

After listening to all these things, Zoya was timorous. Mrs.Roy asked her, " Why are shivering. "

" What if those monsters come again. "

" You will not get hurt till you are in this room. We assure that you will meet your parents soon. "

" But… "

" If the situation is worsen, Gaurav will use his last card. " said Mr.Roy.

" Yes, even if he had to bear a lot of trouble after doing that. He will still not hesitate to do it. When it is the matter of helping someone. " Mrs.Roy said, looking at Gaurav proudly.

" Yes, mom. I will not let anyone die because of me. As I know that those creatures are attracted by me, if someone near me lose their life, I feel that it was because of me. I will never let that happen, even if I need to go through that hell again. "

" We all are with you, just believe us. " said Mrs.Roy.

She stopped trembling and smiled, saying, " Thank You. Thanks for everything. "

" I would have felt better, if you say that you believe us. " said Gaurav.

" I am not scared anymore because I am not feeling like I am in trouble. Because you all said, you will be with me…. I am not scared anymore, because I am believing you. "

Then everyone present there was glad when Zoya said that. Especially Roy's family.

Then they all were dozing off and went to sleep.

The next morning. Gaurav woke up, stood and twisted his waist, and when he faced the left, he saw that there were two ingots. He went near them and took both of them into his hands and started shouting.

" WooHooooo " everyone woke up listening to his scream.

" Why are you shouting very loud? " Mrs.Roy asked and turned towards Gaurav.

She was shocked seeing two ingots.

" Mom, they are doubled. "

" Yeah! "

Then Gaurav said, " Finally it is the time for us. To go out and fight with those creatures. "

" Yes, the time has arrived for you to enter a new world. " said Mrs.Roy.