For children: Neev is pulled back in time and given a mission by the Buddha: escort a scholar home

“Haven’t my teammates realised that I have disappeared from the library?” Neev grumbled. “If I’m stuck in the dungeon forever, then they can say goodbye to the project. No way will they win without me.”

“Overconfidence isn’t a good thing, Neev,” Veda said.

“And talking to yourself is indeed a sign of madness,” Akshay added.

“What are you doing in a dungeon?” Rishi asked, the only one with concern in his voice.

Neev was startled. Am I hearing voices? Am I going crazy? He stared in disbelief. His teammates were standing outside the dungeon, peering at Dharamjeet and Neev through the bars. The scholar’s mouth fell open as he watched the three children standing outside the dungeon. He turned to Neev with questions in his eyes.

Neev pinched himself to check if he was dreaming. The ARV of NARV were here!

“Ouch,” Veda said. “That must have hurt.”

No, he wasn’t dreaming. His friends were here!

He rushed towards them. He had never been happier to see them. Like him, they were also in their school uniforms and just like him, Veda had her school bag with her.

“How did you all reach here?” Neev asked.

“We took a flight and followed you here,” Veda grinned. “But it was a bumpy ride due to bad...

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