Petrichor - Time Travel To Mahabharat Era

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At the Brahma Muhurta hours, when all the angels wish only good things for you, she reached the outskirts of Dwaraka. The sea was glistening with the stars like the sky. Never having noticed the beauty of Dwaraka, she felt saturated and got sunk into the other worldly-ness of the ocean city. She got off the horse, which definitely needed rest as there was no stopping from Panchal to her now home, and went towards the sea and closed her eyes, feeling the water washing her feet.

"I didn't know you knew how to ride a chariot!"

She smiled with closed eyes and started saying, "Oh Arjun! You don't know! I know many-", and turned around, only to meet with no one. She closed her eyes and smiled, completing her sentence, "things!". She just chuckled and hit her forehead by telling herself, "He is not here, you stupid Vaishu! You've become lovesick".

"Excuse me!", someone interrupted her as she was enjoying the scenery. She turned towards that person, who looked like an old man with a hunchback, and replied, "Yes? How may I help you?".
"Oh, Princess Vaishnavi! Glad to meet you! The perfect person to ask for help.", he bowed his head. She chuckled and asked, "Tell me! In what way I can help you?".

"Devi! I heard that wherever you go,
All the lands will cherish! The people will be rid of any sorrows and poverty! Rain will pour! Gold will be dancing on the top of every household!", he went on praising her. She just giggled and said, "Okay Okay stop. I'm damn sure half of it is not at all true. Well, actually, full of it is not real".

"Oh Princess! You are being really down to earth, that's it! You can do anything! You just don't know it, just like lord Hanuman! And you don't even have to try a lot. Your touch alone is efficient enough!", she looked at him with confused expression. "Sir, I- I don't understand anything!", she said shaking her head. "If you don't believe, touch this stone and see! It will turn into a Shivling!", that old guy handed her a small stone. She contemplated taking it as it was emitting a very bad odour. But she didn't want to disappoint the old man, so she smiled and extended her hand, but he was quick to retract his hands and smiled mischievously at her. She looked at him with confusion written all over her face.

'Ughhh! Why is this old dude eating my head this early morning!??'

"Sir! What are you- Don't play with me!", she warned him seriously. He chuckled nervously and said, "Devi! You are a princess! We cannot touch you! I will do one thing! I will keep it there, you take it", he pointed towards something, Which looked like a carpet. She was really sleepy now so nothing was making sense to her.

'What in the heavens a carpet is doing in the shore of a sea. Ughhh idc! I just have to get done with this bullshit!'

"Look! I don't have time for this! I'm going to my Palace. If you really need any help, you can come and ask my brothers!", She said while going back to her horse. She really needed rest because If she stops for even one minute more, she will sleep then and there. His hunchback had become straight now and he, in a base voice, demanded, "Devi! Do it!". She looked at him shocked and asked, "Wha- Who are you? Don't waste my time".

He said again, "Devi! You should listen to me! It will be good for yo-", but got cut off by an angry voice. "Leave her!", Krishna came rushing towards her. The old man looked shocked and became nervous at his sight. The old guy looked at Vaishnavi and disappeared into thin air, along with the stone and the Carpet, making vaishnavi to gasp. Krishna sighed in relief and looked at her, caressing her head. She looked at him and asked, "Kanha! What are yo-", but fell on his arms and drifted off to sleep. The one thing she needed the most.

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"Vaishu! Be with Kanha always! He will- He will help you! Realise who you are! And be careful from them!", Virat said as he was sitting near her in bed, caressing her head. She tried to open her eyes, but couldn't.

She mustered up the strength and wide opened her eyes, only to meet with a severe head ache. She held her head and shrieked, "Ouch!". She saw beside her to see Virat, but saw Rukmini instead of him, caressing her head. "Bhabhi! Virat!?", she said while holding onto Rukmini.

Rukmini kept her hand on Vaishnavi's cheek and said, "Shh! It's okay. He is not here! It's me!". She fell back on her bed as her head was splitting into two. "Aaarhhh!" She screamed. Rukmini became worried looking at the girl's suffering. Krishna came into her chamber, holding her Purple cloth soaked with hot water. Film immediately went towards her husband and said, "Swami! Vaishu!!", she turned towards Vaishnavi who was suffering in a lot of pain.

'I have suffered a lot of injuries! Met with death and came back! But- But this pain is nowhere near them! Arghhh!'

Krishna looked at Rukmini and gave her a reassuring nod. He went towards Vaishnavi and kept the cloth on her forehead and kept his hand on the cloth. She slowly stopped screaming and became quiet. Her pain now is totally gone. But she still is feeling really sleepy, so she held onto Krishna and drifted back to sleep again.

Krishna smiled and caressed her head lovingly. Rukmini came towards him and said, "Swami! Now this incident happened! Today You were here so you saved her! But- But tomorrow these attacks will increase, and she should save herself. I'm- I'm really worried for her Swami!".

Krishna chuckled and said, "What to do Priye! She is the most wanted by them all! They need her to survive after all!".

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