SURVIVING THE ODDS

AADHYA'S POV

We all started our journey towards our first home but mata got tired so bharata bheem picked her up and soon we reached a small village where we were able to find the cloths of tapasvi's and after staying there a day we continued our journey towards our home and after two to three days we reached there the place were it all started, where we were born, where we grew up and where there was only laughter and joy looking around I remembered every single golden memories we spent together and I turned to see the others they were having the same feelings as I was feeling.

Not wanting to go to the sad part of our memeories I asked them "when are we going to eat!! i'm hungry!" and bharata nakul said "i'm surpried that bharata bheem isn't the one saying this" and bharata bheem keeping mata down so she could rest replied "well everyone knows i'm always hungry so let's not waste time here talking and start working" and bharata sahadev said "oh wow bharata bheem is talking about work and not about eating" earning a headlock attack from bharata bheem and jesth bharata said "okay okay stop let's divide the work" we all getting a little serious nodded.

Jesth bharata continued "aadhya your work is to get water, sahadev get wood for cooking, nakul and arjun go search for food -" jesth bharata was interrupted by bharata bheem who said "jesth let me search for food" and I giggled replying "we need food for everyone" and bharata arjun continued "so it's better you don't search for it as we all are sure you will eat more and search less" and jesth bharata tagged along saying "and bheem you will have to make a good space for us to sit or lie down so we can rest as there are many heavy boulders so you move them" after having a good giggle we all nodded and started to do our assigned work.

ARJUN'S POV

We both returned from getting the food and saw eveyone how jesth bharata is trying to sharp a long stick and got hurt, how sahadev was breaking the stick with his knee casuing them to bleed and bharata bheem who was moving those huge bolders and then I saw mata she was sad and lost in thoughts. Bharata bheem noticed us and said "are!! you guys are here okay let's eat! I will be happy as long as I have something to eat, duryodhan can take everything from me but not my teeth and stomach haha" we all sat down besides mata but I didn't see aadhya yet but I was sure she will join us soon.

KUNTI'S POV

I was in deep thoughts still thinking about what have happened and why it happened and thinking how my children have to struggle because of all this but then I heard a voice calling me and I saw that my putras were sitting around me and I saw how they were all having bruises all over them and arjun interrupted my thoughts saying "mata serve us food" and bheem said "yes I'm very hungry" but looking around I didn't see aadhya anywhere so I said "let's wait for aadhya" but a voice came from our left saying "no need to wait mata I'm here!" we all look towards her and saw how she had some small cuts and bruises on her body yet she smiled like nothing has happened and this was just a regular day.

My poor putri how much she has to struggle instead of resting I couldn't take it anymore seeing all my children like that and a lone tear escaped my eyes but seeing that aadhya got tensed and asked "mata what happened why are you crying?" hearing her say that everyone turned to me and arjun said "mata please don't be sad" and nakul said "yes mata we all are okay and we are more strong then you think even aadhya is I don't want to say this but aadhya is stronger then me so don't worry" aadhya sitting besides sahadev said "bharata nakul don't worry you still have something I don't" and nakul asked "what?" and aadhya replied "you are still more beautiful and handsome then me and even I can't match that!!" making us all giggle and nakul reached her but before he could grab her she hid behind sahadev and I stopped them saying "okay okay stop I'm serving food now" they all happily nodded and I started serving the food.

When I finished serving the food arjun asked me "mata suddenly I remembered the time when we had our first meal in hastinapur, pitamah gave us a riddle to eat our food without flooding our hands, can you give us the solution for that?" I looked at them confused and aadhya said "oh I remember what you are talking about bharata arjun" but not knowing the answer I nodded my head as a no and saw all of them offering me a bite of food making me realize the answer I smiled at them and ate the food offered to me one by one and in return fed them a bite too.

While eating nakul suddenly said "we all are going to feed bharata bheem turn by turn as I alone can't do it everyday" we all let out a chuckle and aadhya said "are bharata nakul don't worry we will feed you too" and extended her hand to feed nakul and surprised arjun asked "are wah aadhya you showing nakul so much love what's the reason?" and nakul said "I'm sure she wants to be more beautiful so she thinks showing me more love will help" and my putra's laughed and aadhya pouted in return and said "oh! bharata arjun I'm not as bad as you guys think and bharata nakul I love myself how I'm".

Folding her hand back Aadhya said "now I won't feed you" after saying that she turned her head ignoring arjun and nakul and said "bharata sahadev eat this and feeding sahadev said "at least someone appreciates my love not like certain bharatashree's I know" and sahadev tagging along with her saying "when mata and aadhya feeds us the food it tastes so much more delicious" and then bheem tagged along saying "oh aadhya feed me too!!" when she was done feeding bheem, bheem said "yeah it does taste more delicious and it feels like I'm half filled" then yudhishthir said "oh won't you feed your jesth bharata" to which Aadhya smiled saying "of course I will!!" and she fed yudhishthir.

She looked at arjun and nakul making us look at them and we all giggled seeing the face of guilt and regret and aadhya smirked indicating that she would and they were just looking at her regretting what they said aadhya looking at their faces laughed and said "Don't worry I will never be angry on you and fed each of them a bite and they smiled eating happily and soon after eating they all started doing the remaining work and even tho I offered to help they refused and said "you should rest mata" making me smile at them with pride.

Our days here just went like this struggling to find food or do the work, planning where we should head next to and which place will be safer.

NO ONE'S POV

Soon the news of the death of pandavas reached the whole aryavart and the people who knew them personally were sad about the news and the ones who didn't know them that much still gave them the respects and wished them peace.

KRISHNA'S POV

Everyone in dwarka knowing the news was sad subhadra even cried a little for her Sakhi's death and how she won't meet anyone of them again. Me and rukmini were having a walk at the seashores and rukmini said "it's very sad that the pandavas died I won't be able to meet aadhya and bharata arjun again plus my wish of touching mata kunti's feet, taking her blessing and meeting the other pandava's will always remain a wish" I smiled and said "rukmini look behind what do you see?" and she answered "our foot prints" after hearing her reply I said "see the foot prints washed away but the foot prints washing away doesn't mean the one who made the foot print isn't alive" and she excitedly asked "so are pandavas and mata kunti alive!"

I replied "they should be as the people who came to do a great deed on earth won't die and if they are alive I will have to meet them soon" to which rukmini asked "why don't you give me a specific answer?" and I said "look around you rukmini look at the whole aryavart it's time for a change, the normal people who gives us so much things like food, diamonds and what not doesn't get anything in return but the king does and it's time to make them happy and think about them it's time for a better change and I will have to go to panchal as my meeting with the pandavas will happen there in panchal" and rukmini asked "why in panchal arya?" and I replied "because soon there will be a birth of such a power that will change the whole dharma of aryavart and I will have to go there to protect her" and rukmini asked "to protect her? But from whom?" and I said "from the one who is going to give her birth"

AFTER SOME DAYS

BHEEM'S POV

We left our home and started our journey towards the west but soon everyone started to get tired and mata couldn't walk anymore so I carried her and then one by one everyone started getting more tired and couldn't continue so I carried them one by one and when I was about to carry Aadhya she said "it's okay bharata bheem I can still walk" and I said "don't overstrain yourself aadhya you know na I will never get tired as I received the boon" and aadhya replied "yes bharata I know and if I won't be able to walk I will tell you for sure" I just nodded not having any choice and we continued our journey.

AADHYA'S POV

We walked for a while and I couldn't take it anymore but I kept repeating to myself that I have to keep walking no matter what as I can't give bharata bheem more trouble and it will be uncomfortable for bharatashree's and mata as there is no space so thinking this I just kept walking with every bit of my strength and all I knew was that I had to keep walking because if I stop now I won't be able to walk again without a proper rest and slowly I started to lose consciousness little by little.

AFTER FEW HOURS

SAHADEV'S POV

I woke up seeing that aadhya was still walking behind bharata bheem making me worried as she didn't look that well and I felt that something isn't good and then I felt bharata bheem stop and say there are fruits here let's stop for a bite or else no one will have the power to even move we all nodded and then bharata bheem kept us down one by one but then we saw that aadhya kept walking ahead so bharata bheem called her saying "aadhya where are you going we are resting here" but she just kept walking and feeling something wrong I went towards her and kept a hand on her shoulder and called her out.

To my surprise she kept moving her legs and I held her shoulders to stop her and she started to fall down making me call her name a little loudly and I caught her in my arms before she fell down and saw that everyone was looking at aadhya with worried expression and jesth bharat asked "what happened sahadev is aadhya alright" and I sighed sadly and replied "jesth bharata she was walking almost unconsciously And she fell down as I put a hand on her shoulders and now she is unconscious" hearing this they all just gave a sad look towards her and bharata bheem sad about this said "I told her that I could easily carry her but she said she can still walk, why she is always like this."

Bharata arjun said "I guess she thought bharata bheem carrying all of us together will be uncomfortable for all of us" and nakul said "well she wasn't fully wrong it would have been uncomfortable for mata and all of us" we all sighed and jesth bharata sugessted "let's take turns till we reach a village and let Aadhya rest, one of us well walk with bheem till we get tried then the other one will start walking in the place so it won't be uncomfortable for other and I will be the first one to walk" well all nodded hearing the plan and I kept aadhya besides mata who was now sleeping and bharata bheem went to get the fruits and soon came back with the fruits.

Nakul woke up mata saying "mata you should eat something" she slowly pulled the strength to get up but seeing aadhya asleep she asked "why haven't we woke her up" but not wanting to worry her bharata arjun said "she just fell asleep mata she ate some fruits let her rest" mata nodded her head hearing this and we all started eating.

NO ONE'S POV

After eating they all started their journey and since the forest started to get dense step by step they didn't knew where they were heading to and heading towards a distraction which was going to change their life.