Chapter 3: Designing the One-Time Time Jump Machine
The heart of Project Punarjanm—the single-use time jump machine—was not merely a scientific device. It was a paradox forged into reality. Built inside the massive 100-kilometer-long quantum spaceship, it merged three impossible technologies: temporal displacement, black hole containment, and quantum-state preservation. It was the first and last of its kind.
The Dream That Broke the Rules of Physics
Time travel had been theoretical for centuries. The rules were clear: no closed loops, no paradox creation, no matter transfer backward without destabilizing entropy. But Rakesh Rawat refused to obey the rules written by dying minds for a dying world.
"I will not bend to limitations," he once told Deepak. "Not when time is all we have left to change."
For over 20 years, Rakesh worked with Deepak to study quantum tunneling effects within micro-singularities. After multiple failed experiments and AI simulations that ended in catastrophic collapse, they achieved a breakthrough: Temporal Anchoring.
This technology could lock a fixed exit point in time—in their case, the year 1600 A.D. It used planetary rotational alignment, dark matter flow, and solar neutrino mapping to select the landing coordinates with 99.99% precision. It wasn't perfect. They'd appear somewhere within a 300-kilometer radius of central Australia, but it was enough.
The Core: Caged Singularity
At the very center of the spaceship, inside a 300-meter reinforced fusion chamber, sat the unimaginable: a micro black hole, stabilized with quantum stasis fields. It wasn't artificial—it had been discovered accidentally during a failed space mining expedition.
Rakesh designed a gyroscopic energy chamber where the black hole powered the entire ship while simultaneously creating the temporal rift. The device required all of Earth's remaining deuterium reserves, mined secretly for 12 years from the depths of the Arctic.
Around the black hole, layers of anti-time plasma rings spun in counter-phase, creating a rift tunnel that would last 7.3 minutes—just enough to push the entire ship through time.
Once used, the system would collapse. There would be no return.
The Ship: Matsya 1
The ship, named Matsya after the first avatar of Vishnu who saved the world during the Great Flood, was a marvel. Designed to mimic a floating city, it was self-repairing, AI-navigated, and divided into specialized sections:
Agri-Domes: For food production, powered by synthetic sunlight.
Cryo-Labs: Housing over 100,000 DNA samples of extinct animals.
Forge Chambers: Automated manufacturing units for tools, machines, and infrastructure.
NeuroHub: The AI command center linked with each family member's neural implants.
EduCores: Learning pods designed to teach both humans and AI for generations.
Memory Vaults: The digital archive of all Earth's history, knowledge, and art.
Sonu and Neha built the ship's skeleton and systems, while Khushboo handled bio-sustainability modules. Deepak oversaw the integration between ship-AI, human crew, and robotic units. The AI army—humanoid in appearance but superior in every function—had their personalities tuned by Diksha and Aditya for compatibility with both adults and children.
AI Consciousness: Chirag
The ship's central AI, Chirag, was more than a program. It was a consciousness born from the fusion of 10,000 neural patterns—scientists, teachers, doctors, artists, and leaders. Chirag wasn't just a guide. It was a library with a soul.
"Hello, family," Chirag often greeted them. "How shall I help you rebuild today?"
It learned emotions, preferences, and even humor. Aditya once taught it to mimic birdsong, while Kshitiza trained it to identify plants by scent.
The Final Countdown
Inside the command dome, Deepak, Sanno, and Rakesh stood around the central interface. A hologram of Earth rotated slowly beside one of ancient Australia. Energy coils vibrated beneath the deck as fusion reactors ramped up.
> 72 hours until jump.
Temporal tunnel calibration: 97.3%.
AI units: 100% operational.
Singularity containment: stable.
Family readiness: pending.
Deepak looked to his family gathered at the launch bay's overlook.
"You all understand… once we go, there's no turning back," he said.
Khushboo nodded. "We never wanted to turn back. That's why we're going forward."
Neha smiled. "We've packed a whole world inside this ship. Let's grow it again."
Sanno placed her hand on the control sphere. "Then let's not delay. Time's been waiting for us."
And so, while the rest of humanity abandoned Earth for distant stars, the Rawat family made a different choice—to return to the beginning, and build something better.
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