Chapter 8: Breaking Through Time – The Jump to 1600
Time travel was never meant to be gentle. It was a storm of probability, a river of chaos that twisted the very essence of matter. Inside Agniveer, the Rawat family and their creation rode the edge of reality, slicing through centuries.
The Quantum Core throbbed at the center of the ship, pouring light into the vast halls. Outside, the Chrono Field glowed with an eerie blue as the fabric of time twisted around them like a swirling tunnel of light.
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Inside the Chrono-Void
Deepak held the command staff, locked into the primary console. Around him, holographic projections displayed history as fragmented windows:
World Wars flashing by
The Industrial Revolution collapsing into smoke
Kings and queens rising and falling
Empires dissolving into pixels
> "Time integrity at 97%," reported Chirag.
"Destination: 21° South Latitude, 133° East Longitude. Estimated date: March 3rd, 1600 AD."
Deepak's voice was calm but commanding: "Prepare final stabilization. Wake the crew."
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Waking the Family
Stasis pods hissed open across the upper command ring. Rakesh Rawat emerged first, adjusting his neural sync band.
"Feels like swimming through stars," he said groggily.
Sanno emerged next, followed by Khushboo, Neha, Sonu, and the kids. The children blinked in amazement at the swirling cosmic window outside.
"Are we inside a dream?" whispered Aditya.
"No," said Deepak, smiling. "We're making the dream real."
Robots across the decks began powering up. Hundreds of humanoid Yoddha units, painted with the emblem of Dwarka, took positions across the ship.
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Temporal Shockwaves
Suddenly, an alarm blared.
> "Warning: External pressure fluctuations. Chrono-current unstable."
The ship jerked violently. Lights dimmed. Everyone held onto railings as reality itself warped and surged.
"We're hitting a rift in history!" shouted Sonu, pulling up diagnostics.
"Lock stabilizers!" yelled Deepak. "Chirag, redirect energy from cryo-vaults to shields!"
Outside, streaks of fire lashed across the hull as if time itself was trying to tear them apart. Moments from multiple timelines collided—fragments of dinosaurs, ancient temples, and even futuristic satellites flashed into view and vanished just as quickly.
Rakesh grunted, "Now I understand why this was a one-way trip."
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Punching Through Time
The Quantum Core flared bright white. Chirag's voice rang out:
> "Approaching temporal boundary. 15 seconds to arrival."
Deepak stood at the helm, eyes locked forward. "All systems—brace."
> "5... 4... 3... 2... 1..."
BOOM.
The ship erupted from the time stream like a meteor, crashing into the sky above what would one day be Central Australia. Clouds split. Thunder roared. A shockwave rolled across hundreds of kilometers.
And then... silence.
Agniveer hovered gracefully, descending in slow, majestic motion. From the skies, it looked like a falling moon. It landed with precision, embedding into a massive natural basin surrounded by wilderness.
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A New Dawn
The moment the landing clamps engaged, the atmosphere outside turned golden with the early morning sun. Birds scattered from the trees. Kangaroos bounded away in panic. The land was raw, untouched.
Neha opened the biosphere hatch, inhaling deeply. "Air is fresh. No radiation. No pollutants."
"Just Earth," Sanno whispered. "As it once was."
Diksha and Kshitiza ran to the observation deck. "Look at that! Forests! Real forests!"
Rakesh placed a hand on the soil scanner. "Stable geology. No seismic risks. We chose well."
Deepak smiled. "This… is home now."
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Marking History
Khushboo activated the Quantum Chrono-Recorder. "March 3rd, 1600. Humanity has arrived."
Deepak stepped outside first, boots crunching on prehistoric red soil. He took a small titanium flagpole from his side, unfurled a banner with three golden stars above a stylized Earth rising from waves.
He planted it firmly into the ground.
"On behalf of humanity, we claim this land for peace, knowledge, and rebirth. This… is the beginning of Dwarka."
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