The Night that Their Lives

Submitted into Contest #44 in response to: Write a story that starts with someone returning from a trip.... view prompt

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THE TRIP

“That was a horrible day and then that was………” blabbered Sainaman in the flight. I shut him up and said that don’t squeak so loud. “Well ok” replied Sai. Hope we would find Hardik there, I murmured. Aryan sitting before me, just pinched me and said “That was a horrible day but we would say it THE TRIP to forget everything about it.” “Nice name” I said. The flight landed and we came out with our small luggage. It was long journey from airport to our home. We sat down in the cab and waited for the driver to start it. I was peeking my head outside the window a little bit and enjoyed the wind. Then I started remembering all the things that happened to us. A bright summer morning it was, How, I adore the Mother Nature! All these flowers blossoming, birds chirping and bright sunlight is a great view. One thing that was going on with me was that what the surprise Mr. Rakesh was saying was. I was in the cab to my way in the hotel where I found my three best friends Sainaman, Hardik and Aryan sitting there and waiting for me. “You’re pretty late Moksh”. “We were waiting for an hour for your arrival” a voice called out behind me. He was Mr. Rakesh. He said that check in your room and set your luggage and come in the lobby, so I can tell everyone about the surprise. I rushed into the room and did all the things he told me. I came in the lobby and then Mr. Rakesh spoke about his motive for coming here with us. It was a science tour plus a wonderful experiment. We were in laboratory when Mr. Rakesh told us about his friend Mr. Snight. I suspected him a little different but told nothing to my friends. Actually, the laboratory was of a defence organization called D.E.F.F.E.N.C.E. They were like a different government governing to save us from terrorism. We were there seeing all the things, when we found that Mr. Rakesh has gone missing. When we thought to complain about it to the security. We found Mr. Snight, speaking in his vokey talkey “I got him, let’s move! Leave the lads here”. I was suspicious when I found that the lads refers to my friends and me. Holy God! We should run but you know, all of them were not the people of D.E.F.F.E.N.C.E. They were the people of A.T.T.A.C.K. They were the most evil organization, who rules the world not officially, but can consider that it rules the world. They were living there for information and next steps of D.E.F.F.E.N.C.E. With one snap of fingers. They all killed the left D.E.F.F.E.N.C.E. soldiers and ran away with making us faint. When we opened our eyes, we found us tied to a chair. “Ok, so how are you kids, not fine I know. Just a little shock you’ll feel else nothing” said a voice. A little time later we felt a shaking and within nothing we fainted again. A little time later, well after one day, we woke up. We were like a little confused and feeling like drizzled. “Aura bona kaomagma and attack niamopple” said a voice. We started thinking blank and suddenly, we thought nothing. It was like our mind was blind. We were thinking nothing and just like was in control of someone. That’s when it all started.



The hostages

“So, are my human bots ready? They should be the finest soldiers in A.T.T.A.C.K. And should have o emotions” said a man. “Yes sir, better than any of our soldiers. They are ready. We should give them a team code like TEAM ALPHA” said a man. “Yes, nice name, Balthazar” said the man with scratchy beard. At night, they took us to a bungalow. They told us everything about the family living in that bungalow. Our duty was to hostage them because they were one of the biggest spies of D.E.F.F.E.N.C.E, they were very loving to each one. We entered their bungalow with all the ammunition and guns. Their first room was clear and the second was clear but then we found both of them getting ready for sleeping. I threw a stun grenade and they got blind for a minute. We tied them and raised guns on them. “Piece of a cake” said Sainaman. Suddenly, Hardik fainted then Sai and then Aryan, all fainted. I was left but you know, I also fainted. When we all woke up, we found ourselves there with those two hostages. We asked “why are you here? May we help you? They were quite surprised and then suddenly they kicked us and we all slammed to the ground. They started running and we followed them with our guns and suddenly they started calling someone and shouted police! We all ran by hearing this word. We took their car keys and ran by taking their car and…… “Moksh get up, we have arrived” said Sai to me. I got up from the cab, took all of my luggage and ensured no police is there. “His travel record says, he has travelled last time to Turkey. That’s why we’re here” said Aryan. “We will do anything to save him” I said. There we started asking about him. They all were saying that they haven’t seen the man in the last few days. He was living in this hotel for 2 months but 1 week ago he checked out of the hotel. We were little confused, when everyone started hailing. They forced us too for it, we followed them as well. A tall man with a moustache, a Muslim hat came riding on a white horse. Behind him the army of soldiers shouted “hail Abu Jalal Gaza”. He is a man of A.T.T.A.C.K. he was one of the dealers and leader of A.T.T.A.C.K. We knew it, maybe Hardik and Abu Jalal had a connection. “Let’s sneak tonight” said Aryan. We went inside his quarters with guns in the no moon night. We tied him and asked by taking out our guns that where is Hardik? He is with us, and best of all our soldiers, he will leave tonight for our masterplan. Suddenly, the soldiers started attacking us and we all jumped out of the window with police chasing us away once again like that night. I started to shoot the tyres of their cars. They all messed up and we all had a chance to run away. We started to check all the persons for departure. We asked the committee to help us when they said his flight would be going in next 5 minutes. We said that please tell us about another flight going the place he has to go. After all of the procedures, we ran and boarded the flight. That night…… we all ran away that night after getting to know that the spies of D.E.F.F.E.N.C.E has called police behind us. The cops covered us from all sides on a bridge. I was scared when Hardik said jump off here. We saw a lake under the bridge. Hardik came out and cops covered him and we all jumped off.

FOLLOWING THE CLUES

From that’s when we all were most wanted and went for the search of our friend who has been controlled by A.T.T.A.C.K. the flight landed on India. The first place we went was Delhi where we found Hardik being dealing with Carlos. What was his masterplan that was the only thing going in my mind? Was it to kill someone or anything else? Never mind, I was confused. Later we went to the hotel where Hardik stayed and found the first clue. A piece of map and CCTV recording. We saw the recording and understood that they are up to something. When we all got out from the hotel, the persons A.T.T.A.C.K. surrounded us. Hardik came and said that give me the map. We ran away and sat in the car and drove it as fast as we could. Hardik shooted down our car’s tyre and we all ended up in their hands. When we woke up, we were tied in the same chair. Then I acted like fainted again and my friends followed me. It was night when they cancelled the experiment till we woke up. At night we woke up and started untying us. Suddenly, my one hand got free and I untied rest of us (including me). We started searching for clues, when we found a small door in which there was no lock. We went through it. There we found a plan projector. Then we understood that their plan was to kill every secret agent of D.E.F.F.E.N.C.E. it was all clear. Then we rushed outside of the building and asked D.E.F.F.E.N.C.E.  All about the antinode for Hardik and told them about their masterplan.


THE FINAL BATTLE

They told me that they were also doing the experiment that they do to Hardik. Its antinode is only one thing that we should beat him up and dip his face in water. That’s the only cure. We took our guns and ammunition. In night we sneaked in and then shoot down the soldiers at front gate. Then the forces of D.E.F.F.E.N.C.E started fighting with soldiers of A.T.T.A.C.K. The horrible scene became more horrible when Hardik came. We went near Hardik and made him faint. We took him to a room and beat him but then suddenly he shot one bullet to me. I fell on the ground. Then my friend Sai threw his gun on him and he fainted. He dipped his head in water meanwhile, Aryan healed me. After all the difficulties Hardik remembered who we were and A.T.T.A.C.K. was defeated by D.E.F.F.E.N.C.E All was ok. We were now the agents of D.E.F.F.E.N.C.E. and better than that we were safe and secure. That’s when it all ended and like other books it ended happily. Thank you readers for reading this.

Writer- Moksh

Class 7c, Bluebells Public School, sec10a Gurugram, India

June 03, 2020 07:41

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Rashmi Parashar
07:42 Jun 03, 2020

great efforty

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