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tabhi ek nayi ghatnaa ghati ।
ek bahut jordaar dhamaake ki aavaaj vahaan tak sunaai pedi ।
us dhamaake ki aavaaj ke baad dholak bajni bhi band ho gayi ।
usi kshan ek aur dhamaake ki aavaaj aayi ।
“yah kaisi aavaajen hain ?” ek guard ke chehre par aatank ki chhaayaa daudi ।
“kisi bam ke phatne jaisi aavaaj thi । aisaa lagtaa hai, jungleiyon aur commander Karan Saxena ke bich jamakar muthbhad ho rahi hai ।”
phir kuchh dhamaakon ki aavaaj aur sunaai di ।
phir goliyaan chalne ki bhi aavaajen aayin ।
“lagtaa hai, yah saare bam commander Karan Saxena phaink rahaa hai ।” Barbie ke sharir main jhurajhuri daudi- “hmain fauran jungleiyeaan ki madad ke lia ghatnaasthal par pahunchnaa chaahiye ।”
“jaldi se saare tambu ukhaado ।” Li Marcos chilllaayaa- “jaldi !”
hathiyaaraband guard behad aanan-phaanan tambu ukhaadne ke kaam main jut gaye ।
is bich goliyaan chalne aur bam phatne ki vah aavaajen aani band ho gayi thi ।
phir vahaan shaanti chhaa gayi ।
ghor shaanti ।
“yah aavaajen kyon band ho gayin ?” Barbie boli ।
“kyaa kahaa jaa saktaa hai ।”
Li Marcos ke chehre par bhi ab chintaa ki lakire dikhaai pedne lagi thi ।
tab tak guard saare tambu ukhaadakar jeep main rakh chuke the ।
Li Marcos ke haath main ek wristwatch bandhi hui thi, jo vaastav main transmitter thaa । tabhi uske andar se blip-blip ki aavaaj nikalne lagi ।
Li Marcos ne fauran transmission switch on kiyaa ।
“hello !” Li Marcos transmitter par chilllaane lagaa- “hello, Li Marcos speaking !”
“Marcos, main headquater se Jack Kramer bol rahaa hun ।”
“kahiye sir ।”
Jack Kramer ki aavaaj sunte hi Marcos alert ho gayaa ।
“kyaa tum jungle main bam phatne ki aavaaj sun rahe ho Marcos ?” Jack Kramer ki aavaaj behad aandolit thi- “kuchh goliyaan chalne ki aavaajen ।”
“yes sir !” Li Marcos bade tatpar bhaav se bolaa- “hamne abhi-abhi vo aavaajen suni thi । lekin ab vo aavaajen aani band ho gayin । ab shaanti hai । aisaa lagtaa hai, jaise jungle ke kisi dur-daraaj ke hisse main commander Karan Saxena aur burmi aadivaasiyon ke bich jabaradast muthbhad chal rahi hai ।”
“thik kahaa tumne । un jungleiyon ke bich meraa bhi ek aadmi thaa, adagar !”
“adagar !”
“haan ।”
“lekin unke bich to mainne kisi angrej ko nahin dekhaa sir ?”
“vah makeup main thaa । vah fish maask chadhaakar bilkul burmi aadivaasi banaa huaa thaa ।”
“oh !”
“uske transmitter se nikalne vaali frequency yahaan radiyaa room main board par spaark kar rahi thi, jisse pataa chal rahaa thaa ki uske aaspaas dhamaake ho rahe hain । mainne vastusthiti pataa lagaane ke lia usse transmitter par baat karni chaahi, to ek nayi ghatnaa ghati । dusri taraf se commander ne adagar banakar mujhse baat ki ।”
“kyaa kah rahe hain aap !” Li Marcos ke munh se tivr siskaari chhut gayi- “commander Karan Saxena ne ।”
“haan ।”
“lagtaa hai, commander Karan Saxena ne un sab jungleiyon ko maar daalaa hai Marcos !” Jack Kramer behad baicheni ke saath bolaa- “vhaan koi nahin bachaa hain, vahaan sirf laashen hi laashen hain ।”
“magar aapko yah kaise maalum huaa sir ।” Li Marcos bolaa- “ki transmitter par aapse baat karne vaalaa vyakti adagar nahin commander Karan Saxena hai ?”
“tum jaante hi ho, ham yoddhaaon ke bich pahle se hi ek ‘code’ tay hai । jab bhi ham apne kisi dushman ko marte hain, to report yahi dete hain ki ‘surya chhip gayaa hai । yahi hamaaraa ‘code’ hai । parantu transmitter par baat karne ke dauraan usne mujhe sidhe-sidhe commander Karan Saxena ke marne ki khabar sunaayi । isi se main bhaamp gayaa, vah adagar nahin thaa । vo khud commander thaa ।”
“oh ।”
Li Marcos ke chehre par chintaa ki lakiren aur gahraa gayin ।
“tum ab kyaa kar rahe ho Marcos ?” Jack Kramer bolaa ।
“ham jungle main usi deshaa main aage baadne ki taiyaari kar rahe hain sir, jis taraf se thodi der pahle dhamaakon ki aavaaj suni gayi thi ।”
“filhal thodaa sambhalakar aage baadnaa, commander Karan Saxena apne pure rodra rup main maalum hotaa hai ।”
“thik hai ।”
Li Marcos ne traansamission switch off kar diyaa ।
jungle main khatraa har pal baadtaa jaa rahaa thaa ।
“kyaa ho gayaa ?” Barbie boli ।
“kuchh nahin । aisaa maalum hotaa hai, commander Karan Saxena ne hamaare tamaam jungli saathiyon ki hatyaa kar daali hai ।”
“n...nahin ।”
Barbie sahit tamaam hathiyaaraband guardon ke rongten khade ho gaye ।
“ghabraao mat !” Li Marcos bolaa- “puri himmat ke saath aage baado । jungleiyon ke paas sirf bhaale the, jabaki hamaare paas commander Karan Saxena kaa mukaablaa karne ke lia automaitik guns hain । golaa baarud hai । phir ham sankhyaa main bhi kaafi jyaadaa hain ।”
vah tamaam log vaapas do tukadiyon main bant gaye aur pahle ki tarah hi jungle ko chaaron taraf se gherte hua aage baade ।
☐☐☐
tabhi ek nayi ghatnaa ghati ।
ek bahut jordaar dhamaake ki aavaaj vahaan tak sunaai pedi ।
us dhamaake ki aavaaj ke baad dholak bajni bhi band ho gayi ।
usi kshan ek aur dhamaake ki aavaaj aayi ।
“yah kaisi aavaajen hain ?” ek guard ke chehre par aatank ki chhaayaa daudi ।
“kisi bam ke phatne jaisi aavaaj thi । aisaa lagtaa hai, jungleiyon aur commander Karan Saxena ke bich jamakar muthbhad ho rahi hai ।”
phir kuchh dhamaakon ki aavaaj aur sunaai di ।
phir goliyaan chalne ki bhi aavaajen aayin ।
“lagtaa hai, yah saare bam commander Karan Saxena phaink rahaa hai ।” Barbie ke sharir main jhurajhuri daudi- “hmain fauran jungleiyeaan ki madad ke lia ghatnaasthal par pahunchnaa chaahiye ।”
“jaldi se saare tambu ukhaado ।” Li Marcos chilllaayaa- “jaldi !”
hathiyaaraband guard behad aanan-phaanan tambu ukhaadne ke kaam main jut gaye ।
is bich goliyaan chalne aur bam phatne ki vah aavaajen aani band ho gayi thi ।
phir vahaan shaanti chhaa gayi ।
ghor shaanti ।
“yah aavaajen kyon band ho gayin ?” Barbie boli ।
“kyaa kahaa jaa saktaa hai ।”
Li Marcos ke chehre par bhi ab chintaa ki lakire dikhaai pedne lagi thi ।
tab tak guard saare tambu ukhaadakar jeep main rakh chuke the ।
Li Marcos ke haath main ek wristwatch bandhi hui thi, jo vaastav main transmitter thaa । tabhi uske andar se blip-blip ki aavaaj nikalne lagi ।
Li Marcos ne fauran transmission switch on kiyaa ।
“hello !” Li Marcos transmitter par chilllaane lagaa- “hello, Li Marcos speaking !”
“Marcos, main headquater se Jack Kramer bol rahaa hun ।”
“kahiye sir ।”
Jack Kramer ki aavaaj sunte hi Marcos alert ho gayaa ।
“kyaa tum jungle main bam phatne ki aavaaj sun rahe ho Marcos ?” Jack Kramer ki aavaaj behad aandolit thi- “kuchh goliyaan chalne ki aavaajen ।”
“yes sir !” Li Marcos bade tatpar bhaav se bolaa- “hamne abhi-abhi vo aavaajen suni thi । lekin ab vo aavaajen aani band ho gayin । ab shaanti hai । aisaa lagtaa hai, jaise jungle ke kisi dur-daraaj ke hisse main commander Karan Saxena aur burmi aadivaasiyon ke bich jabaradast muthbhad chal rahi hai ।”
“thik kahaa tumne । un jungleiyon ke bich meraa bhi ek aadmi thaa, adagar !”
“adagar !”
“haan ।”
“lekin unke bich to mainne kisi angrej ko nahin dekhaa sir ?”
“vah makeup main thaa । vah fish maask chadhaakar bilkul burmi aadivaasi banaa huaa thaa ।”
“oh !”
“uske transmitter se nikalne vaali frequency yahaan radiyaa room main board par spaark kar rahi thi, jisse pataa chal rahaa thaa ki uske aaspaas dhamaake ho rahe hain । mainne vastusthiti pataa lagaane ke lia usse transmitter par baat karni chaahi, to ek nayi ghatnaa ghati । dusri taraf se commander ne adagar banakar mujhse baat ki ।”
“kyaa kah rahe hain aap !” Li Marcos ke munh se tivr siskaari chhut gayi- “commander Karan Saxena ne ।”
“haan ।”
“lagtaa hai, commander Karan Saxena ne un sab jungleiyon ko maar daalaa hai Marcos !” Jack Kramer behad baicheni ke saath bolaa- “vhaan koi nahin bachaa hain, vahaan sirf laashen hi laashen hain ।”
“magar aapko yah kaise maalum huaa sir ।” Li Marcos bolaa- “ki transmitter par aapse baat karne vaalaa vyakti adagar nahin commander Karan Saxena hai ?”
“tum jaante hi ho, ham yoddhaaon ke bich pahle se hi ek ‘code’ tay hai । jab bhi ham apne kisi dushman ko marte hain, to report yahi dete hain ki ‘surya chhip gayaa hai । yahi hamaaraa ‘code’ hai । parantu transmitter par baat karne ke dauraan usne mujhe sidhe-sidhe commander Karan Saxena ke marne ki khabar sunaayi । isi se main bhaamp gayaa, vah adagar nahin thaa । vo khud commander thaa ।”
“oh ।”
Li Marcos ke chehre par chintaa ki lakiren aur gahraa gayin ।
“tum ab kyaa kar rahe ho Marcos ?” Jack Kramer bolaa ।
“ham jungle main usi deshaa main aage baadne ki taiyaari kar rahe hain sir, jis taraf se thodi der pahle dhamaakon ki aavaaj suni gayi thi ।”
“filhal thodaa sambhalakar aage baadnaa, commander Karan Saxena apne pure rodra rup main maalum hotaa hai ।”
“thik hai ।”
Li Marcos ne traansamission switch off kar diyaa ।
jungle main khatraa har pal baadtaa jaa rahaa thaa ।
“kyaa ho gayaa ?” Barbie boli ।
“kuchh nahin । aisaa maalum hotaa hai, commander Karan Saxena ne hamaare tamaam jungli saathiyon ki hatyaa kar daali hai ।”
“n...nahin ।”
Barbie sahit tamaam hathiyaaraband guardon ke rongten khade ho gaye ।
“ghabraao mat !” Li Marcos bolaa- “puri himmat ke saath aage baado । jungleiyon ke paas sirf bhaale the, jabaki hamaare paas commander Karan Saxena kaa mukaablaa karne ke lia automaitik guns hain । golaa baarud hai । phir ham sankhyaa main bhi kaafi jyaadaa hain ।”
vah tamaam log vaapas do tukadiyon main bant gaye aur pahle ki tarah hi jungle ko chaaron taraf se gherte hua aage baade ।
☐☐☐
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“ghabraao mat !” Li Marcos bolaa- “puri himmat ke saath aage baado । jungleiyon ke paas sirf bhaale the, jabaki hamaare paas commander Karan Saxena kaa mukaablaa karne ke lia automaitik guns hain । golaa baarud hai । phir ham sankhyaa main bhi kaafi jyaadaa hain ।”
vah tamaam log vaapas do tukadiyon main bant gaye aur pahle ki tarah hi jungle ko chaaron taraf se gherte hua aage baade ।
☐☐☐
commander bhi nirantar Burma ke un khaufnaak jungle lo ki anaam, anjaan raahon par aage bada jaa rahaa thaa ।
chaaron taraf kyonki andheraa vyaapt thaa, isaliye usne apni aankhon main ab infrared lens lagaa liye the । yah bahut uchch quality ke infrared lens the, jinse andhere main bhi sab kuchh saaf-saaf dekhaa jaa saktaa thaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ne abhi thodi hi duri tay ki hogi, tabhi ekaaak uske kadam thithak gaye । usne kisi jaanavar ke bahut gahre-gahre saans lene ki aavaaj suni ।
vah aisi aavaaj thi, jaise koi bahut bhimkaay sharir vaalaa jaanavar uske aaspaas ho ।
commander vahin jhaadiyon main chhip gayaa ।
usne apni saans rok li aur vah badi chaukas aankhon se idhar-udhar dekhne lagaa ।
kaafi dur-dur tak bhi use koi najar n aayaa ।
magar commander khatraa bhaamp chukaa thaa ।
use lag rahaa thaa, vahaan aaspaas jarur koi bhayaanak jiv hai । ab uske saans lene ki aavaajen bhi nahin aa rahi thi । usne khatarnaak jungli jaanavron ke baare main bahut si baaten suni thi । jaise vah aadmi ke upar dhokhe se hamlaa karte hain aur phir palak jhapakte hi use phaad daalte hain । phir Burma ke un jungle lo ki jamin daladli bhi jyaadaa thi, jinmain khatarnaak ghadiyaalon ke paaa jaane ki aashankaa bhi kaafi hoti hai ।
commander Karan Saxena apni jagah stabdh baithaa rahaa ।
kyonki jiv ke saans lene ki aavaaj bhi ab use nahin aa rahi thi, isalia is baat ne bhi use kaafi shankaa main daal diyaa ।
kyaa jiv use dekh chukaa thaa ।
kyaa vo uske upar ghaat lagaaye baithaa thaa ?
jab kaafi der tak bhi commander Karan Saxena ke upar koi hamlaa n huaa, to commander ne use apne man kaa vaham samjhaa aur phir aage kaa raastaa tay karne ke lia jhaadiyon ke us daayre se baahar niklaa ।
jhaadiyon se baahar nikalte hi uske halak se ekaaak atyant bhayaprad chikh nikal pedi ।
vah anaakondaa jaati kaa koi aath phut lambaa aur kaafi mote aakaar kaa ajagar thaa, jo ped ke tane se kuchh is prkaar liptaa huaa thaa ki ekaaak use dekhakar yahi andaajaa nahin hotaa thaa ki vah ped kaa tanaa hai yaa phir anaakondaa hai । commander ke baahar nikalte hi anaakondaa uske upar jhaptaa । commander ke halak se sirf chikh hi nikli thi, usse pahle hi anaakondaa commander ko liye-liye niche jamin par dher ho gayaa ।
niche girte hi aath phut lambe anaakondaa ne use punchh ki taraf se apni girapht main lenaa shuru kar diyaa ।
gar us samay commander ki jagah koi dusraa nojvaan hotaa, to niahsandeh dahashat se uskaa heart fail ho jaataa ।
lekin nahin !
vo commander Karan Saxena thaa ।
marshal art kaa kushal yoddhaa ।
abhi anaakondaa ne use apni girapht main lenaa shuru hi kiyaa thaa ki tabhi commander Karan Saxena ne bepnaah phurti ke saath jump li aur apni puri taakat ke saath aatami toobaagiri naamak ek aisi bhayaanak kick anaakondaa par jadi, jiskaa pradarshan marshal art main bhi taaekvaando ke ‘grand Master’ hi kar sakte hain ।
agar commander ne vo kick kisi ensaan ke jad di hoti, to binaa shak vah second main dam tod chukaa hotaa ।
lekin nahin ।
vo anaakondaa thaa ।
duniyaa ki sabse bhayaanak jaati kaa ajagar !
kick lagte hi vah jor se phumphkaaraa । uski phumphkaar bataa rahi thi ki vah ab aur khuni ban gayaa hai ।
aur bhi khatarnaak ।
commander uske shikanje se aajaad hotaa, usse pahle hi uski punchh commander Karan Saxena ke pairon ke gird kas gayi ।
commander chhataptaayaa ।
lekin uski girapht bahut majbut thi ।
ekaaak commander uske saamne khud ko ashaay anubhav karne lagaa ।
uskaa haath fauran jaanghon ke saath chipke spring blade par pedaa ।
commander ne jhapatakar apne donon spring blade nikaal liye aur phir un donon spring bladeon ke bharpur prhaar anaakondaa par kiye ।
“ghabraao mat !” Li Marcos bolaa- “puri himmat ke saath aage baado । jungleiyon ke paas sirf bhaale the, jabaki hamaare paas commander Karan Saxena kaa mukaablaa karne ke lia automaitik guns hain । golaa baarud hai । phir ham sankhyaa main bhi kaafi jyaadaa hain ।”
vah tamaam log vaapas do tukadiyon main bant gaye aur pahle ki tarah hi jungle ko chaaron taraf se gherte hua aage baade ।
☐☐☐
commander bhi nirantar Burma ke un khaufnaak jungle lo ki anaam, anjaan raahon par aage bada jaa rahaa thaa ।
chaaron taraf kyonki andheraa vyaapt thaa, isaliye usne apni aankhon main ab infrared lens lagaa liye the । yah bahut uchch quality ke infrared lens the, jinse andhere main bhi sab kuchh saaf-saaf dekhaa jaa saktaa thaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ne abhi thodi hi duri tay ki hogi, tabhi ekaaak uske kadam thithak gaye । usne kisi jaanavar ke bahut gahre-gahre saans lene ki aavaaj suni ।
vah aisi aavaaj thi, jaise koi bahut bhimkaay sharir vaalaa jaanavar uske aaspaas ho ।
commander vahin jhaadiyon main chhip gayaa ।
usne apni saans rok li aur vah badi chaukas aankhon se idhar-udhar dekhne lagaa ।
kaafi dur-dur tak bhi use koi najar n aayaa ।
magar commander khatraa bhaamp chukaa thaa ।
use lag rahaa thaa, vahaan aaspaas jarur koi bhayaanak jiv hai । ab uske saans lene ki aavaajen bhi nahin aa rahi thi । usne khatarnaak jungli jaanavron ke baare main bahut si baaten suni thi । jaise vah aadmi ke upar dhokhe se hamlaa karte hain aur phir palak jhapakte hi use phaad daalte hain । phir Burma ke un jungle lo ki jamin daladli bhi jyaadaa thi, jinmain khatarnaak ghadiyaalon ke paaa jaane ki aashankaa bhi kaafi hoti hai ।
commander Karan Saxena apni jagah stabdh baithaa rahaa ।
kyonki jiv ke saans lene ki aavaaj bhi ab use nahin aa rahi thi, isalia is baat ne bhi use kaafi shankaa main daal diyaa ।
kyaa jiv use dekh chukaa thaa ।
kyaa vo uske upar ghaat lagaaye baithaa thaa ?
jab kaafi der tak bhi commander Karan Saxena ke upar koi hamlaa n huaa, to commander ne use apne man kaa vaham samjhaa aur phir aage kaa raastaa tay karne ke lia jhaadiyon ke us daayre se baahar niklaa ।
jhaadiyon se baahar nikalte hi uske halak se ekaaak atyant bhayaprad chikh nikal pedi ।
vah anaakondaa jaati kaa koi aath phut lambaa aur kaafi mote aakaar kaa ajagar thaa, jo ped ke tane se kuchh is prkaar liptaa huaa thaa ki ekaaak use dekhakar yahi andaajaa nahin hotaa thaa ki vah ped kaa tanaa hai yaa phir anaakondaa hai । commander ke baahar nikalte hi anaakondaa uske upar jhaptaa । commander ke halak se sirf chikh hi nikli thi, usse pahle hi anaakondaa commander ko liye-liye niche jamin par dher ho gayaa ।
niche girte hi aath phut lambe anaakondaa ne use punchh ki taraf se apni girapht main lenaa shuru kar diyaa ।
gar us samay commander ki jagah koi dusraa nojvaan hotaa, to niahsandeh dahashat se uskaa heart fail ho jaataa ।
lekin nahin !
vo commander Karan Saxena thaa ।
marshal art kaa kushal yoddhaa ।
abhi anaakondaa ne use apni girapht main lenaa shuru hi kiyaa thaa ki tabhi commander Karan Saxena ne bepnaah phurti ke saath jump li aur apni puri taakat ke saath aatami toobaagiri naamak ek aisi bhayaanak kick anaakondaa par jadi, jiskaa pradarshan marshal art main bhi taaekvaando ke ‘grand Master’ hi kar sakte hain ।
agar commander ne vo kick kisi ensaan ke jad di hoti, to binaa shak vah second main dam tod chukaa hotaa ।
lekin nahin ।
vo anaakondaa thaa ।
duniyaa ki sabse bhayaanak jaati kaa ajagar !
kick lagte hi vah jor se phumphkaaraa । uski phumphkaar bataa rahi thi ki vah ab aur khuni ban gayaa hai ।
aur bhi khatarnaak ।
commander uske shikanje se aajaad hotaa, usse pahle hi uski punchh commander Karan Saxena ke pairon ke gird kas gayi ।
commander chhataptaayaa ।
lekin uski girapht bahut majbut thi ।
ekaaak commander uske saamne khud ko ashaay anubhav karne lagaa ।
uskaa haath fauran jaanghon ke saath chipke spring blade par pedaa ।
commander ne jhapatakar apne donon spring blade nikaal liye aur phir un donon spring bladeon ke bharpur prhaar anaakondaa par kiye ।
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UPDATE-30
commander ne jhapatakar apne donon spring blade nikaal liye aur phir un donon spring bladeon ke bharpur prhaar anaakondaa par kiye ।
9 inch lambe dodhaari spring blade anaakondaa ke sharir main jaakar dhans gaye ।
phir commander Karan Saxena ne un spring bladeon ko apni puri taakat se niche ki taraf khinchaa । anaakondaa kaa pet phattaa chalaa gayaa ।
khun ke phavvaare chhut pede ।
parantu bade hi gajab ki himmat vaalaa thaa anaakondaa bhi ।
pet phatne ke baavjud usne apni girapht nahin chhodi । uskaa munh commander Karan Saxena ko nigalne ke lia uske sir ki taraf jhaptaa ।
commander ne bhi bepnaah phurti dikhaai ।
usne fauran apnaa Haversack bag utaarakar anaakondaa ke khule hua munh main de diyaa ।
turant hi uske spring blade chale aur anaakondaa ki aankhon ko phodte chale gaye ।
bilakul kisi jungli bhaise ki tarah dakraa uthaa anaakondaa ।
vah andhaa ho chukaa thaa ।
vah bade vahshi andaaj main apnaa munh idhar-udhar lahraane lagaa ।
vah shaayad commander ko tatol rahaa thaa । uske munh main hevarsaik bag abhi bhi faasaa thaa ।
phir commander Karan Saxena ne anaakondaa ko ek second ki bhi aur mohalat denaa bevkufi samjhaa ।
ek baar phir uske spring blade chale aur is martbaa uski gardan kaatte chale gaye ।
anaakondaa ne bhayaanak chitkaar ki ।
iske munh se Haversack bag nikalakar niche jaa pedaa ।
donon spring bladeon ne uski aadhe se jyaadaa gardan kaat daali thi ।
vo lahraakar niche giraa ।
anaakondaa kaa saaraa sharir khun main lathapath hotaa chalaa gayaa ।
niche girte hi uski punchh jo commander Karan Saxena ki taangon ke gird lipti hui thi, vah bhi dhilli pedti chali gayi ।
vah bilkul dher ho gayaa ।
commander Karan Saxena jhaadiyon main pedaa huaa thaa ।
uski saanse jor-jor se chal rahi thi, use aisaa lag rahaa thaa ki jaise vah kayi mil lambi marathan daud main hissaa lekar aa rahaa ho । use apni taange sunn aur bejaan pedti mahsus huin ।
commander Karan Saxena n jaane kitni der tak isi tarah jhaadiyon main padaa haafataa rahaa ।
usse thodaa hi faasle par aath phut lambe anaakondaa ki khun main lathapath laash pedi thi ।
Haversack bag ab commander ke paas thaa । parantu vo mahsus kar rahaa thaa ki filhal vo jungle main aage chalne yogy nahin rahaa hai । commander Karan Saxena ko isi baat ko lekar aashankaa thi ki is vakt vo apne pairon par khadaa bhi ho paayegaa yaa nahin । anaakondaa ne apne us bandhan ko aur jyaadaa nahin kas diyaa, varnaa commander ke pairon ki tamaam haddiyaan chaknaachur ho gayi hotin aur phir shaayad hi vo kabhi jivan main apne pairon par chalne yogy rahtaa ।
tabhi commander ko aisaa lagaa, jaise behoshi uske upar chhaati jaa rahi hai ।
usne khud ko behosh hone se rokne ki bepnaah kaushish ki, lekin jab vo apni us kaushish main kaamyaab hotaa n dikhaai diyaa, to usne Haversack bag main se nikaalakar ‘camouflage kit’ apne upar daal li, jo un jhaadiyon main bilkul ghul-mil gayi ।
phir commander Karan Saxena kab behosh ho gayaa, yah khud use bhi n maalum huaa ।
vah n jaane kitni der tak usi avasthaa main pedaa rahaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ko sirf itnaa ahsaas thaa ki vo kaafi der baad hosh main aayaa thaa ।
aadhaa ghantaa । ek ghantaa yaa phir usse bhi jyaadaa ।
alabattaa uski taange ab utnaa dard nahin kar rahi thi । usne apni taangon ko idhar-udhar hillaayaa, to vah aasaani se hill gayin । sir bhi bhaari-bhaari nahin thaa ।
kuchh der ki behoshi ne uski kaafi thakaan mitaa di thi ।
commander Karan Saxena ne dekhaa, camouflage kit abhi bhi uske upar thi । alabattaa jungle main ab aaspaas se kaafi logon ke chalne ki aavaajen aa rahi thi । aisaa maalum hotaa thaa, jaise kaafi saare log jungle main vahin aaspaas the ।
commander ne thodi si camouflage kit hataakar baahar jhaankaa ।
agle hi pal vo sann rah gayaa ।
saamne hi use kaafi saare hathiyaaraband guard najar aaye, jo abhi vahaan pahunche the । unhin ke bich use chharahre badan aur abhutpurv tejayukt chehre vaalaa samuraai fighter bhi chamkaa, jiski lambi samuraai kamar se bandhi hui andhere main bhi alag najar aa rahi thi ।
“yah kyaa ?” li Marcos vahaan pahunchte hi chaunkaa- “anaakondaa ki laash ।”
“aisaa lagtaa hai Marcos saahab !” ek guard bolaa- “is jagah commander aur anaakondaa ke bich jamakar dvandvayuddh huaa thaa ।”
“hun ।”
Li Marcos vahin anaakondaa ki laash ke najdik baith gayaa aur phir use kaafi gaur se dekhne lagaa ।
“sachamuch vo kaafi bahaadur hai ।” Li Marcos dhime svar main budAbudaayaa- “jis tarah usne anaakondaa kaa saamnaa kiyaa hai aur phir uske pet tathaa gardan ko phaadaa hai, aisaa dileri se bharaa kaam koi jabaradast fighter hi anjaam de saktaa hai । varnaa koi saadhaaran aadmi to anaakondaa kaa dekhakar hi dahashat se mar jaayegaa ।”
“vaakaayi !” ek any guard bolaa- “ab to mujhe bhi lagne lagaa hai ki hamaari ek khatarnaak aadmi se muthbhad hone vaali hai ।”
vahaan abhi sirf Li Marcos vaali tukadi pahunchi thi । jabaki Barbie vaali jo tukadi jungle main dusri taraf aage baadni shuru hui thi, vah abhi bhi aage baad rahi thi aur unse kaafi faasle par thi ।
“lekin ek baat samajh main nahin aayi Marcos saahab !”
“kyaa ?”
“jab commander Karan Saxena aur anaakondaa ki is spot par muthbhad hui thi, to phir commander Karan Saxena hamain usi raaste par kahin takraanaa chaahiye thaa, jis raaste main ham hokar aa rahe hain । jabaki hamne use vahaan kahin bhi nahin dekhaa ।”
“iske pichhe ek dusri vajah bhi ho sakti hai ।” Li Marcos, anaakondaa ke paas se khade hokar gambhir mudraa main bolaa ।
“kyaa?”
“anaakondaa ko mare hua abhi koi jyaadaa vakt nahin gujraa hai ।” Li Marcos ki nigaahen anaakondaa par hi tiki thi- “khun bilkul taajaa hai aur kaalaa nahin pedaa hai । aisi paristhiti main yah bhi mumakin hai ki commander Karan Saxena yahin kahin aaspaas maujud ho । jakhmi haalat main ho yaa phir kaafi thakaa huaa ho ।”
“haan , yah sambhav hai ।”
tamaam guardon ko Li Marcos ki baat main dam lagaa ।
“yaani !” ek any guard bolaa- “hmain yahaan fauran commander Karan Saxena ko talaash karnaa chaahiye ।”
“bilkul !”
turant saare guard idhar-udhar failne shuru ho gaye ।
apni rifelen ab unhonne mustaidi se pakad li thi । jabaki kuchh ke haath main latest machine gun bhi thi ।
jinhen L.M.G kahte hain ।
commander Karan Saxena bhi chaunkannaa ho uthaa thaa ।
vo bhaamp gayaa thaa, ab jyaadaa der tak vo us camouflage kit ke niche chhupaa rahne vaalaa nahin hai ।
usne apni AK 47 assault rifel ko goliyon se puri tarah lod kiyaa । us khatarnaak maahaul main sirf Colt revolver se kaam chalne vaalaa nahin thaa ।
vahaan to kadam kadam par blast fire ki jarurat thi । uske baad usne apne bag main se paanch-chhah hand grenad bam bhi nikaal liye ।
phir vo turant harakat main aa gayaa ।
isse pahle ki vah hathiyaaraband guard use talaash karne ke lia us jagah se idhar-udhar hote, commander ne vahin camouflage kit ke niche lete-lete ek 36 H.I hand grenad bam ki pin apne daanton se pakadakar khinchi aur phir jhatke ke saath bam guardon ki taraf uchhaal diyaa ।
dhadaam !
bam itne prachand rup main phataa ki commander ko aisaa lagaa, maanon dharti tak kaamp uthi ho ।
guardon ki chikh gunj gayi ।
unki laashon ke chithade udte najar aaye ।
fauran hi commander ne do hand grenad aur unki taraf uchhaale ।
pahle se bhi jyaadaa prachand dhamaake hua ।
adhikatar guard jahaan the, vahi laashon ke dher main badal gaye, vahin kuchh buri tarah jakhmi haalat main idhar-udhar bhaage ।
“vo rahaa commander Karan Saxena !” tabhi khun main lathapath ek guard camouflage kit ki taraf ungli uthaakar chilllaayaa- “vo rahaa ।”
guard ke chilllaane ki der thi, fauran bhaagte hua guard ruk gaye ।
commander ne jhapatakar apne donon spring blade nikaal liye aur phir un donon spring bladeon ke bharpur prhaar anaakondaa par kiye ।
9 inch lambe dodhaari spring blade anaakondaa ke sharir main jaakar dhans gaye ।
phir commander Karan Saxena ne un spring bladeon ko apni puri taakat se niche ki taraf khinchaa । anaakondaa kaa pet phattaa chalaa gayaa ।
khun ke phavvaare chhut pede ।
parantu bade hi gajab ki himmat vaalaa thaa anaakondaa bhi ।
pet phatne ke baavjud usne apni girapht nahin chhodi । uskaa munh commander Karan Saxena ko nigalne ke lia uske sir ki taraf jhaptaa ।
commander ne bhi bepnaah phurti dikhaai ।
usne fauran apnaa Haversack bag utaarakar anaakondaa ke khule hua munh main de diyaa ।
turant hi uske spring blade chale aur anaakondaa ki aankhon ko phodte chale gaye ।
bilakul kisi jungli bhaise ki tarah dakraa uthaa anaakondaa ।
vah andhaa ho chukaa thaa ।
vah bade vahshi andaaj main apnaa munh idhar-udhar lahraane lagaa ।
vah shaayad commander ko tatol rahaa thaa । uske munh main hevarsaik bag abhi bhi faasaa thaa ।
phir commander Karan Saxena ne anaakondaa ko ek second ki bhi aur mohalat denaa bevkufi samjhaa ।
ek baar phir uske spring blade chale aur is martbaa uski gardan kaatte chale gaye ।
anaakondaa ne bhayaanak chitkaar ki ।
iske munh se Haversack bag nikalakar niche jaa pedaa ।
donon spring bladeon ne uski aadhe se jyaadaa gardan kaat daali thi ।
vo lahraakar niche giraa ।
anaakondaa kaa saaraa sharir khun main lathapath hotaa chalaa gayaa ।
niche girte hi uski punchh jo commander Karan Saxena ki taangon ke gird lipti hui thi, vah bhi dhilli pedti chali gayi ।
vah bilkul dher ho gayaa ।
commander Karan Saxena jhaadiyon main pedaa huaa thaa ।
uski saanse jor-jor se chal rahi thi, use aisaa lag rahaa thaa ki jaise vah kayi mil lambi marathan daud main hissaa lekar aa rahaa ho । use apni taange sunn aur bejaan pedti mahsus huin ।
commander Karan Saxena n jaane kitni der tak isi tarah jhaadiyon main padaa haafataa rahaa ।
usse thodaa hi faasle par aath phut lambe anaakondaa ki khun main lathapath laash pedi thi ।
Haversack bag ab commander ke paas thaa । parantu vo mahsus kar rahaa thaa ki filhal vo jungle main aage chalne yogy nahin rahaa hai । commander Karan Saxena ko isi baat ko lekar aashankaa thi ki is vakt vo apne pairon par khadaa bhi ho paayegaa yaa nahin । anaakondaa ne apne us bandhan ko aur jyaadaa nahin kas diyaa, varnaa commander ke pairon ki tamaam haddiyaan chaknaachur ho gayi hotin aur phir shaayad hi vo kabhi jivan main apne pairon par chalne yogy rahtaa ।
tabhi commander ko aisaa lagaa, jaise behoshi uske upar chhaati jaa rahi hai ।
usne khud ko behosh hone se rokne ki bepnaah kaushish ki, lekin jab vo apni us kaushish main kaamyaab hotaa n dikhaai diyaa, to usne Haversack bag main se nikaalakar ‘camouflage kit’ apne upar daal li, jo un jhaadiyon main bilkul ghul-mil gayi ।
phir commander Karan Saxena kab behosh ho gayaa, yah khud use bhi n maalum huaa ।
vah n jaane kitni der tak usi avasthaa main pedaa rahaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ko sirf itnaa ahsaas thaa ki vo kaafi der baad hosh main aayaa thaa ।
aadhaa ghantaa । ek ghantaa yaa phir usse bhi jyaadaa ।
alabattaa uski taange ab utnaa dard nahin kar rahi thi । usne apni taangon ko idhar-udhar hillaayaa, to vah aasaani se hill gayin । sir bhi bhaari-bhaari nahin thaa ।
kuchh der ki behoshi ne uski kaafi thakaan mitaa di thi ।
commander Karan Saxena ne dekhaa, camouflage kit abhi bhi uske upar thi । alabattaa jungle main ab aaspaas se kaafi logon ke chalne ki aavaajen aa rahi thi । aisaa maalum hotaa thaa, jaise kaafi saare log jungle main vahin aaspaas the ।
commander ne thodi si camouflage kit hataakar baahar jhaankaa ।
agle hi pal vo sann rah gayaa ।
saamne hi use kaafi saare hathiyaaraband guard najar aaye, jo abhi vahaan pahunche the । unhin ke bich use chharahre badan aur abhutpurv tejayukt chehre vaalaa samuraai fighter bhi chamkaa, jiski lambi samuraai kamar se bandhi hui andhere main bhi alag najar aa rahi thi ।
“yah kyaa ?” li Marcos vahaan pahunchte hi chaunkaa- “anaakondaa ki laash ।”
“aisaa lagtaa hai Marcos saahab !” ek guard bolaa- “is jagah commander aur anaakondaa ke bich jamakar dvandvayuddh huaa thaa ।”
“hun ।”
Li Marcos vahin anaakondaa ki laash ke najdik baith gayaa aur phir use kaafi gaur se dekhne lagaa ।
“sachamuch vo kaafi bahaadur hai ।” Li Marcos dhime svar main budAbudaayaa- “jis tarah usne anaakondaa kaa saamnaa kiyaa hai aur phir uske pet tathaa gardan ko phaadaa hai, aisaa dileri se bharaa kaam koi jabaradast fighter hi anjaam de saktaa hai । varnaa koi saadhaaran aadmi to anaakondaa kaa dekhakar hi dahashat se mar jaayegaa ।”
“vaakaayi !” ek any guard bolaa- “ab to mujhe bhi lagne lagaa hai ki hamaari ek khatarnaak aadmi se muthbhad hone vaali hai ।”
vahaan abhi sirf Li Marcos vaali tukadi pahunchi thi । jabaki Barbie vaali jo tukadi jungle main dusri taraf aage baadni shuru hui thi, vah abhi bhi aage baad rahi thi aur unse kaafi faasle par thi ।
“lekin ek baat samajh main nahin aayi Marcos saahab !”
“kyaa ?”
“jab commander Karan Saxena aur anaakondaa ki is spot par muthbhad hui thi, to phir commander Karan Saxena hamain usi raaste par kahin takraanaa chaahiye thaa, jis raaste main ham hokar aa rahe hain । jabaki hamne use vahaan kahin bhi nahin dekhaa ।”
“iske pichhe ek dusri vajah bhi ho sakti hai ।” Li Marcos, anaakondaa ke paas se khade hokar gambhir mudraa main bolaa ।
“kyaa?”
“anaakondaa ko mare hua abhi koi jyaadaa vakt nahin gujraa hai ।” Li Marcos ki nigaahen anaakondaa par hi tiki thi- “khun bilkul taajaa hai aur kaalaa nahin pedaa hai । aisi paristhiti main yah bhi mumakin hai ki commander Karan Saxena yahin kahin aaspaas maujud ho । jakhmi haalat main ho yaa phir kaafi thakaa huaa ho ।”
“haan , yah sambhav hai ।”
tamaam guardon ko Li Marcos ki baat main dam lagaa ।
“yaani !” ek any guard bolaa- “hmain yahaan fauran commander Karan Saxena ko talaash karnaa chaahiye ।”
“bilkul !”
turant saare guard idhar-udhar failne shuru ho gaye ।
apni rifelen ab unhonne mustaidi se pakad li thi । jabaki kuchh ke haath main latest machine gun bhi thi ।
jinhen L.M.G kahte hain ।
commander Karan Saxena bhi chaunkannaa ho uthaa thaa ।
vo bhaamp gayaa thaa, ab jyaadaa der tak vo us camouflage kit ke niche chhupaa rahne vaalaa nahin hai ।
usne apni AK 47 assault rifel ko goliyon se puri tarah lod kiyaa । us khatarnaak maahaul main sirf Colt revolver se kaam chalne vaalaa nahin thaa ।
vahaan to kadam kadam par blast fire ki jarurat thi । uske baad usne apne bag main se paanch-chhah hand grenad bam bhi nikaal liye ।
phir vo turant harakat main aa gayaa ।
isse pahle ki vah hathiyaaraband guard use talaash karne ke lia us jagah se idhar-udhar hote, commander ne vahin camouflage kit ke niche lete-lete ek 36 H.I hand grenad bam ki pin apne daanton se pakadakar khinchi aur phir jhatke ke saath bam guardon ki taraf uchhaal diyaa ।
dhadaam !
bam itne prachand rup main phataa ki commander ko aisaa lagaa, maanon dharti tak kaamp uthi ho ।
guardon ki chikh gunj gayi ।
unki laashon ke chithade udte najar aaye ।
fauran hi commander ne do hand grenad aur unki taraf uchhaale ।
pahle se bhi jyaadaa prachand dhamaake hua ।
adhikatar guard jahaan the, vahi laashon ke dher main badal gaye, vahin kuchh buri tarah jakhmi haalat main idhar-udhar bhaage ।
“vo rahaa commander Karan Saxena !” tabhi khun main lathapath ek guard camouflage kit ki taraf ungli uthaakar chilllaayaa- “vo rahaa ।”
guard ke chilllaane ki der thi, fauran bhaagte hua guard ruk gaye ।
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“vo rahaa commander Karan Saxena !” tabhi khun main lathapath ek guard camouflage kit ki taraf ungli uthaakar chilllaayaa- “vo rahaa ।”
guard ke chilllaane ki der thi, fauran bhaagte hua guard ruk gaye ।
turant hi unki assault rifelon aur latest machine gunon ke munh uski taraf ghum gaye tathaa phir unhonne blast fire khol diye ।
dhad-dhad-dhad karke kuchh is tarah goliyaan chalin, jaise jungle kaa vah hissaa yuddh bhumi main badal gayaa ho । lekin vah saari goliyaan commander Karan Saxena ki camouflage kit se aakar takraayin aur bekaar ho gayin ।
guardon ke harakat main aate hi commander ne bhi apni assault rifel kaa blast fire khol diyaa thaa ।
commander kaa blast fire kholnaa guardon ko kaafi mahangaa pedaa । vah hriaday vidaarak dhang se chikhte hua laashon main badalte chale gaye ।
tabhi tann ki aavaaj karti hui koi chij commander ki camouflage kit se aakar takraai aur turant uski camouflage kit uchhalakar ek taraf jaa giri ।
commander fauran bijli jaisi teji ke saath ghum gayaa aur paltaa ।
uske pichhe Li Marcos khadaa thaa ।
samuraai fighter !
uski samuraai ab apni lakadi ki myaan se nikalakar baahar aa chuki thi aur uski muth main bandhaa laal riban bade hi khatarnaak andaaj main lahraa thaa । andhere main bhi samuraai ki donon taraf ki dhaar aise chamak rahi thi, jaise hire chamak rahe hon ।
Li Marcos ki aankhon main khun thaa ।
khun hi khun !
“Burma ke en jungle lo main aakar tu bahut laashen bichhaa chukaa hai commander Karan Saxena !” Li Marcos phumphkaaraa- “ab teri antim kriyaa kaa samay hai, le mar !”
sirraante ke saath samuraai chali ।
aisaa lagaa, jaise jambojet vimaan ne garjnaa ki ho ।
commander Karan Saxena sirf ek kshan ke lia tiger clan ke action main aayaa thaa, parantu agle hi pal vo apne sthaan se jump lekar uchhal pedaa ।
fauran un jhaadiyon ko samuraai badi saphaai ke saath kaatti chali gayi, jahaan commander sirf chand second pahle maujud thaa ।
jump lete hi commander apne pairon par khadaa ho gayaa ।
ab vah donon yoddhaa aamne-saamne the ।
rodra rup main ।
Li Marcos ke haath main jahaan us samay apni samuraai thi, vahin commander Karan Saxena nihatthaa thaa ।
assault rifel bhi uski vahin camouflage kit ke paas chhut gayi thi ।
tabhi li Marcos ne apni samuraai ko sirraate ke saath havaa main etni teji se ghumaayaa ki vo sirr-sirr karti hui pankhudiyon ki maanind ghumti chali gayi ।
sachamuch use samuraai chalaane main mahaarath haasil thi ।
phir samuraai dobaaraa commander Karan Saxena ki taraf jhapti ।
commander Karan Saxena punah uchhal pedaa ।
is baar samuraai ped ke ek mote tane ko kaatti chali gayi thi । vah bhaari bharakam ped gad-gad kartaa huaa dhadaam se niche giraa ।
“aaj ki raat tum bachoge nahin commander ।” Li Marcos bhabhke svar main bolaa-“bharat sarkar ko hamishaa is baat kaa aphsos rahegaa ki usne tumhen is mission par bhejaa, to kyon bhejaa ?”
“yah vakt bataayegaa ।” commander un jatil paristhitiyon main bhi muskraayaa- “ki afsos kise hotaa hai ?”
turant samuraai prhaar karne ke lia punah jhatke ke saath aasmaan ki taraf uthi ।
magar is baar chukaa nahin commander Karan Saxena bhi ।
vo us vakt camouflage kit ke najdik hi khadaa thaa । usne fauran jhapatakar apni A.K 47 assault rifel uthaa li ।
rifel uthaate hi usne naal Li Marcos ki taraf ghumy aur phir uskaa blast fire khol diyaa । dhad-dhad-dhad karke goliyaan chalti chali gayin ।
Li Marcos prhaar karnaa bhul gayaa ।
usne goliyon se bachne ke lia khatarnaak action dikhaayaa ।
saans rok dene vaalaa action !
usne khade-khade etni unchi jump lagaayi ki vah commander Karan Saxena ke sir se bhi upar uchhal pedaa ।
samuraai fighter behad phurtile sharir ke maalik hote hain, isilia daudne main yaa jump lene main unkaa koi saani nahin hotaa ।
phir vah to grand Master thaa ।
havaa main uchhalte hi Li Marcos ki samuraai bhi chali ।
aashchary !
ghor aashchary !
samuraai uski rifel ki naal ko badi saphaai ke saath kaatti chali gayi । chunki rifel main se blast fire chal rahe the, isilia goliyaan vahin commander Karan Saxena ke najdik phat pedi ।
rifel khud b khud commander ke haath se uchhalakar dur jaa giri ।
hansaa Li Marcos, buland andaaj main kahakhaa lagaakar hansaa ।
“kisi samuraai fighter par goliyaan chalaanaa itnaa aasaan nahin hotaa commander, phir Li Marcos to maut kaa farishtaa hai, jisse maut bhi panaah maangti hai ।”
Li Marcos ek baar phir commander Karan Saxena ke saamne khadaa thaa ।
commander Karan Saxena dusri rifel uthaane ke lia pichhe ki taraf bhaagaa ।
usi kshan Li Marcos ne samuraai kaa ek aur jaanlevaa action pesh kar diyaa ।
usne apni samuraai havaa main uchhaali ।
samuraai uchhaalte hi vah niche giraa aur niche girte hi usne donon taangen ghumaakar etni jabaradast ‘round kick’ lagaayi ki vah ‘round kick’ sidhe bhagaate hua commander ki taangon main jaakar ulajh gayi ।
commander chikhtaa huaa niche giraa ।
usi kshan havaa main uchhaali gayi samuraai dobaaraa se Li Marcos ke haath main aa gayi thi ।
“ab teraa khel khatm !”
samuraai sirr-sirr karti hui punah vidyut-gati se havaa main ghumi tathaa phir commander Karan Saxena ki taraf jhapti ।
commander ne phir kalaabaaji khaai ।
kalaabaaji khaate hi is baar commander ke dimaag ki maans-pishiyon ne harakat dikhaa di thi । fauran Clancy hat ki glip main faasi revolver nikaalakar uske haath main aa gayi ।
haath main aate hi revolver phirakni ki tarah ghumi aur dhaany se goli chali ।
bhainse ki tarah dakraa uthaa Li Marcos !
goli sidhe uske maathe main jaakar lagi thi ।
maathe se khun kaa phavvaaraa chhut pedaa ।
commander ne turant uske haath se samuraai chhin li । phir bade daksh samuraai fighter jaise andaaj main hi sirr-sirr karti hui samuraai aakaash ki taraf uthi aur phir sidhe Li Marcos ke dil main is tarah utarti chali gayi, jaise makkhan ki tikiyaa main koi chhuri pevast hoti chali jaati hai ।
Li Marcos vahin dher ho gayaa ।
commander ne jor se jute ki ek thokar uske munh par jadi ।
“Li Marcos !” commander Karan Saxena fumphkaaraa thaa- “yah jaruri nahin ki samuraai fighting kaa har mukaablaa uskaa ‘grand Master’ hi jite । kabhi-kabhi mukaablaa vo bhi jitte hain, jinhonne samuraai apne haath main lekar dekhi bhi nahin hoti ।”
usne Li Marcos ke munh par thuk diyaa ।
Barbie jungle ke uttri chhor par thi aur apni tukadi ke saath nirantar aage ki taraf baad rahi thi ।
uske saath koi pachchis hathiyaaraband guard the ।
sab behad chaukanne !
vah ek-ek ped aur jhaadiyon ko dhyaanpurvak dekhte hua aage baad rahe the ki kahin vahaan unkaa dushman to chhipaa huaa nahin hai । alabattaa andhere ke kaaran unhen dushman ko dekhne main thodi mushkil jarur pish aa rahi thi । tabhi bam ke dhamaakon aur goliyon ki aavaajon ne un sabko chaunkaakar rakh diyaa ।
“yah kaisi aavaajen hain ?”
“lagtaa hai, Marcos vaali team commander Karan Saxena tak pahunchne main kaamyaab ho gayi hai ।” Barbie thithakakar boli- “hmain fauran unki madad ke liye jaldi se vahaan pahunchnaa chaahiye ।”
turant vah sab usi deshaa ki taraf daud pede, jidhar se dhamaakon ki aavaaj aa rahi thi ।
vah jungle main abhi thodi hi dur pahunche honge, tabhi ekaaak vah aavaaj aani band ho gayi ।
“ruko !” Barbie daudte-daudte fauran ek jagah thithakakar ruk gayi- “ruko !”
sab thithke ।
aavaaj ab bilkul nahin aa rahi thi ।
“yah aavaaj kyon band ho gayi ?”
“lagtaa hai maidam !” ek guard bolaa- “commander Karan Saxena mar gayaa hai ।”
“agar commander Karan Saxena mar gayaa hogaa ।” Barbie boli- “to mistar Marcos abhi transmitter par mujhe suchnaa denge ।”
“aur agar transmitter par koi suchnaa n aayi ?”
“to...to phir uskaa matalab hogaa ।” Barbie hichakichaate hua boli- “ki commander ne Marcos aur uske saathiyon ko bhi vahaan pahunchaa diyaa hai, jahaan Hooper ko pahunchaayaa thaa ।”
“n...nahin ।”
sab bhaybhit ho uthe ।
sab ekaaak dare-dare najar aane lage ।
phir unhonne jungle main usi sthaan par khade hokar transmitter call kaa entjaar karnaa shuru kiyaa ।
kaafi samay gujar gayaa, lekin Marcos ki koi transmitter call n aayi ।
transmitter call n aane se un sabki parishaani aur baad gayi ।
“a...aakhir vahi ho gayaa ।” Barbie shushk svar main boli- “jiskaa mujhe dar thaa, Marcos maaraa gayaa ।”
“maidam, aisaa bhi to ho saktaa hai ki vah abhi jindaa hon ।”
“nhin, aisaa kisi haalat main nahin ho saktaa ।” Barbie ko apni aankhon ke gird chaand-taare mandraate najar aane lage- “agar Marcos jindaa hotaa, to vah transmitter par mujhe jarur ghatnaa ki jaankaari detaa । vah mujhe jarur bataataa ki uske saath kyaa huaa hai ।”
sabki dhakane ekaaak bahut baad gayi ।
“ab ham log kyaa karen ?”
“aisi haalat main filhal hamaaraa aage baadnaa thik nahin hai ।” Barbie boli- “dushman ke haunsle bahut buland hain । vah hamaare do yodvaa aur dher saare guard maar chukaa hai । hamain ab jungle main yahin rukakar din nikalne kaa entjaar karnaa chaahiye ।”
“vo rahaa commander Karan Saxena !” tabhi khun main lathapath ek guard camouflage kit ki taraf ungli uthaakar chilllaayaa- “vo rahaa ।”
guard ke chilllaane ki der thi, fauran bhaagte hua guard ruk gaye ।
turant hi unki assault rifelon aur latest machine gunon ke munh uski taraf ghum gaye tathaa phir unhonne blast fire khol diye ।
dhad-dhad-dhad karke kuchh is tarah goliyaan chalin, jaise jungle kaa vah hissaa yuddh bhumi main badal gayaa ho । lekin vah saari goliyaan commander Karan Saxena ki camouflage kit se aakar takraayin aur bekaar ho gayin ।
guardon ke harakat main aate hi commander ne bhi apni assault rifel kaa blast fire khol diyaa thaa ।
commander kaa blast fire kholnaa guardon ko kaafi mahangaa pedaa । vah hriaday vidaarak dhang se chikhte hua laashon main badalte chale gaye ।
tabhi tann ki aavaaj karti hui koi chij commander ki camouflage kit se aakar takraai aur turant uski camouflage kit uchhalakar ek taraf jaa giri ।
commander fauran bijli jaisi teji ke saath ghum gayaa aur paltaa ।
uske pichhe Li Marcos khadaa thaa ।
samuraai fighter !
uski samuraai ab apni lakadi ki myaan se nikalakar baahar aa chuki thi aur uski muth main bandhaa laal riban bade hi khatarnaak andaaj main lahraa thaa । andhere main bhi samuraai ki donon taraf ki dhaar aise chamak rahi thi, jaise hire chamak rahe hon ।
Li Marcos ki aankhon main khun thaa ।
khun hi khun !
“Burma ke en jungle lo main aakar tu bahut laashen bichhaa chukaa hai commander Karan Saxena !” Li Marcos phumphkaaraa- “ab teri antim kriyaa kaa samay hai, le mar !”
sirraante ke saath samuraai chali ।
aisaa lagaa, jaise jambojet vimaan ne garjnaa ki ho ।
commander Karan Saxena sirf ek kshan ke lia tiger clan ke action main aayaa thaa, parantu agle hi pal vo apne sthaan se jump lekar uchhal pedaa ।
fauran un jhaadiyon ko samuraai badi saphaai ke saath kaatti chali gayi, jahaan commander sirf chand second pahle maujud thaa ।
jump lete hi commander apne pairon par khadaa ho gayaa ।
ab vah donon yoddhaa aamne-saamne the ।
rodra rup main ।
Li Marcos ke haath main jahaan us samay apni samuraai thi, vahin commander Karan Saxena nihatthaa thaa ।
assault rifel bhi uski vahin camouflage kit ke paas chhut gayi thi ।
tabhi li Marcos ne apni samuraai ko sirraate ke saath havaa main etni teji se ghumaayaa ki vo sirr-sirr karti hui pankhudiyon ki maanind ghumti chali gayi ।
sachamuch use samuraai chalaane main mahaarath haasil thi ।
phir samuraai dobaaraa commander Karan Saxena ki taraf jhapti ।
commander Karan Saxena punah uchhal pedaa ।
is baar samuraai ped ke ek mote tane ko kaatti chali gayi thi । vah bhaari bharakam ped gad-gad kartaa huaa dhadaam se niche giraa ।
“aaj ki raat tum bachoge nahin commander ।” Li Marcos bhabhke svar main bolaa-“bharat sarkar ko hamishaa is baat kaa aphsos rahegaa ki usne tumhen is mission par bhejaa, to kyon bhejaa ?”
“yah vakt bataayegaa ।” commander un jatil paristhitiyon main bhi muskraayaa- “ki afsos kise hotaa hai ?”
turant samuraai prhaar karne ke lia punah jhatke ke saath aasmaan ki taraf uthi ।
magar is baar chukaa nahin commander Karan Saxena bhi ।
vo us vakt camouflage kit ke najdik hi khadaa thaa । usne fauran jhapatakar apni A.K 47 assault rifel uthaa li ।
rifel uthaate hi usne naal Li Marcos ki taraf ghumy aur phir uskaa blast fire khol diyaa । dhad-dhad-dhad karke goliyaan chalti chali gayin ।
Li Marcos prhaar karnaa bhul gayaa ।
usne goliyon se bachne ke lia khatarnaak action dikhaayaa ।
saans rok dene vaalaa action !
usne khade-khade etni unchi jump lagaayi ki vah commander Karan Saxena ke sir se bhi upar uchhal pedaa ।
samuraai fighter behad phurtile sharir ke maalik hote hain, isilia daudne main yaa jump lene main unkaa koi saani nahin hotaa ।
phir vah to grand Master thaa ।
havaa main uchhalte hi Li Marcos ki samuraai bhi chali ।
aashchary !
ghor aashchary !
samuraai uski rifel ki naal ko badi saphaai ke saath kaatti chali gayi । chunki rifel main se blast fire chal rahe the, isilia goliyaan vahin commander Karan Saxena ke najdik phat pedi ।
rifel khud b khud commander ke haath se uchhalakar dur jaa giri ।
hansaa Li Marcos, buland andaaj main kahakhaa lagaakar hansaa ।
“kisi samuraai fighter par goliyaan chalaanaa itnaa aasaan nahin hotaa commander, phir Li Marcos to maut kaa farishtaa hai, jisse maut bhi panaah maangti hai ।”
Li Marcos ek baar phir commander Karan Saxena ke saamne khadaa thaa ।
commander Karan Saxena dusri rifel uthaane ke lia pichhe ki taraf bhaagaa ।
usi kshan Li Marcos ne samuraai kaa ek aur jaanlevaa action pesh kar diyaa ।
usne apni samuraai havaa main uchhaali ।
samuraai uchhaalte hi vah niche giraa aur niche girte hi usne donon taangen ghumaakar etni jabaradast ‘round kick’ lagaayi ki vah ‘round kick’ sidhe bhagaate hua commander ki taangon main jaakar ulajh gayi ।
commander chikhtaa huaa niche giraa ।
usi kshan havaa main uchhaali gayi samuraai dobaaraa se Li Marcos ke haath main aa gayi thi ।
“ab teraa khel khatm !”
samuraai sirr-sirr karti hui punah vidyut-gati se havaa main ghumi tathaa phir commander Karan Saxena ki taraf jhapti ।
commander ne phir kalaabaaji khaai ।
kalaabaaji khaate hi is baar commander ke dimaag ki maans-pishiyon ne harakat dikhaa di thi । fauran Clancy hat ki glip main faasi revolver nikaalakar uske haath main aa gayi ।
haath main aate hi revolver phirakni ki tarah ghumi aur dhaany se goli chali ।
bhainse ki tarah dakraa uthaa Li Marcos !
goli sidhe uske maathe main jaakar lagi thi ।
maathe se khun kaa phavvaaraa chhut pedaa ।
commander ne turant uske haath se samuraai chhin li । phir bade daksh samuraai fighter jaise andaaj main hi sirr-sirr karti hui samuraai aakaash ki taraf uthi aur phir sidhe Li Marcos ke dil main is tarah utarti chali gayi, jaise makkhan ki tikiyaa main koi chhuri pevast hoti chali jaati hai ।
Li Marcos vahin dher ho gayaa ।
commander ne jor se jute ki ek thokar uske munh par jadi ।
“Li Marcos !” commander Karan Saxena fumphkaaraa thaa- “yah jaruri nahin ki samuraai fighting kaa har mukaablaa uskaa ‘grand Master’ hi jite । kabhi-kabhi mukaablaa vo bhi jitte hain, jinhonne samuraai apne haath main lekar dekhi bhi nahin hoti ।”
usne Li Marcos ke munh par thuk diyaa ।
Barbie jungle ke uttri chhor par thi aur apni tukadi ke saath nirantar aage ki taraf baad rahi thi ।
uske saath koi pachchis hathiyaaraband guard the ।
sab behad chaukanne !
vah ek-ek ped aur jhaadiyon ko dhyaanpurvak dekhte hua aage baad rahe the ki kahin vahaan unkaa dushman to chhipaa huaa nahin hai । alabattaa andhere ke kaaran unhen dushman ko dekhne main thodi mushkil jarur pish aa rahi thi । tabhi bam ke dhamaakon aur goliyon ki aavaajon ne un sabko chaunkaakar rakh diyaa ।
“yah kaisi aavaajen hain ?”
“lagtaa hai, Marcos vaali team commander Karan Saxena tak pahunchne main kaamyaab ho gayi hai ।” Barbie thithakakar boli- “hmain fauran unki madad ke liye jaldi se vahaan pahunchnaa chaahiye ।”
turant vah sab usi deshaa ki taraf daud pede, jidhar se dhamaakon ki aavaaj aa rahi thi ।
vah jungle main abhi thodi hi dur pahunche honge, tabhi ekaaak vah aavaaj aani band ho gayi ।
“ruko !” Barbie daudte-daudte fauran ek jagah thithakakar ruk gayi- “ruko !”
sab thithke ।
aavaaj ab bilkul nahin aa rahi thi ।
“yah aavaaj kyon band ho gayi ?”
“lagtaa hai maidam !” ek guard bolaa- “commander Karan Saxena mar gayaa hai ।”
“agar commander Karan Saxena mar gayaa hogaa ।” Barbie boli- “to mistar Marcos abhi transmitter par mujhe suchnaa denge ।”
“aur agar transmitter par koi suchnaa n aayi ?”
“to...to phir uskaa matalab hogaa ।” Barbie hichakichaate hua boli- “ki commander ne Marcos aur uske saathiyon ko bhi vahaan pahunchaa diyaa hai, jahaan Hooper ko pahunchaayaa thaa ।”
“n...nahin ।”
sab bhaybhit ho uthe ।
sab ekaaak dare-dare najar aane lage ।
phir unhonne jungle main usi sthaan par khade hokar transmitter call kaa entjaar karnaa shuru kiyaa ।
kaafi samay gujar gayaa, lekin Marcos ki koi transmitter call n aayi ।
transmitter call n aane se un sabki parishaani aur baad gayi ।
“a...aakhir vahi ho gayaa ।” Barbie shushk svar main boli- “jiskaa mujhe dar thaa, Marcos maaraa gayaa ।”
“maidam, aisaa bhi to ho saktaa hai ki vah abhi jindaa hon ।”
“nhin, aisaa kisi haalat main nahin ho saktaa ।” Barbie ko apni aankhon ke gird chaand-taare mandraate najar aane lage- “agar Marcos jindaa hotaa, to vah transmitter par mujhe jarur ghatnaa ki jaankaari detaa । vah mujhe jarur bataataa ki uske saath kyaa huaa hai ।”
sabki dhakane ekaaak bahut baad gayi ।
“ab ham log kyaa karen ?”
“aisi haalat main filhal hamaaraa aage baadnaa thik nahin hai ।” Barbie boli- “dushman ke haunsle bahut buland hain । vah hamaare do yodvaa aur dher saare guard maar chukaa hai । hamain ab jungle main yahin rukakar din nikalne kaa entjaar karnaa chaahiye ।”
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“iskaa matalab ham yahin apne tambu gaad len maidam !”
“nhin, tambu gaadne munaasib nahin rahegen । tambu dushman ki nigaah main aa sakte hain ।”
“phir ?”
“hmain raat gujaarne ke liye koi aur aisi jagah talaash karni hogi, jo surakshit bhi ho aur jahaan se ham dushman par nigaah bhi rakh saken ।”
jald hi unhonne patthron ki ek aisi chhoti gufa ko khoj nikaalaa, jo raat gujaarne ke liye unke kaam aa sakti thi ।
Burma ke un jungle lo main chhoti-chhoti kaafi saari gufayen thi । jinhen yaa to jungli jaanavar apne istemaal main laate the yaa phir vo khaali pedi rahti thi ।
jo gufa unhen mili, vah khaali thi aur vahaan aisaa koi nishaan bhi n thaa, jisse saabit hotaa ho ki us jagah par kisi jaganli jaanavar kaa vaas hai ।
apni jeepen unhonne gufa ke erd-gird hi chhipaa din । do guard apni-apni rifelen ke saath gufa ke baahar jhaadiyon main chhupakar baith gaye, taaki agar dushman dikhaai de, to vah goliyaan chalaakar gufa ke andar maujud apne saathiyon ko suchit kar saken, jabaki baaki saare log gufa main chale gaye ।
Barbie kaa dil us samay bahut aandolit thaa ।
baar-baar uski aankhon main aansu aa rahe the, jinhen vo badi mushkil se chhipaaye hua thi ।
Li Marcos se usne bahut pyaar kiyaa thaa ।
use apne dil main basaakar aise dheron sapne dekhe the, jo koi aurat hi dekh sakti hai ।
uski shuru se hi ichchhaa nahin thi ki Jack Kramer kaa prastaav svikaar kiyaa jaaye aur vah donon Burma ke un khaufnaak jungle lo main aaye । magar Li Marcos ki jid ke kaaran hi use vahaan aanaa pedaa ।
majburi main aanaa pedaa ।
jabaki dher saaraa dhan kamaane ke baad usne to yah sapnaa dekhaa thaa ki ab vah donon shaadi karke sakun ki jindgi gujaaren । parantu Barbie kaa vah sapnaa chaknaachur ho gayaa ।
vah gufa ke ek tanhaa kone main jaakar let gayi ।
use saayonaaraa bandargaah ki yaad aane lagi ।
saayonaaraa !
jiskaa arth hai, vidaai !
Barbie ki aadhi se jyaadaa jindgi usi bandargaah par gujri thi । Barbie ko lagaa, jaise saayonaaraa bandargaah use aavaaj de rahi hai ।
use vaapas apne paas bulaa rahi hai ।
Barbie ki aankhon main aansu mandraane lage ।
commander Karan Saxena ek baar phir laashon ke dher ke bich main khadaa thaa । usne apni taang kasakar dabaai ।
“dard phir hone lagaa hai ।”
samuraai fighter ko maarne main use achchhi-khaasi mehanat karni ped gayi thi ।
commander Karan Saxena ne ek ‘danhill’ sulgaa li aur phir uske chhote-chhote kash lagaane lagaa ।
sigret pine se uske andar thodi taajgi daudi ।
“mujhe injection lenaa chaahiye, jisse dard kuchh kam ho ।”
usne bag main se first-ad kit nikaali aur phir ek injection liyaa ।
uski chhathi endri bataa rahi thi ki abhi aur bhi dushman uske aaspaas maujud hain ।
us samuraai fighter ke hi kuchh aur saathi !
khatraa barakraar thaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ne phir kuchh kaam aur niptaaye ।
jaise uske aaspaas jitni bhi laashen pedi hui thi, usne spring blade se un sabke dil chir daale ।
unki gunen tod daali ।
iske alaavaa jitnaa bhi goliyaan thi, vah sab usne apne bag main bharin ।
goliyon kaa achchhaa-khaasaa stock uske paas jamaa ho gayaa thaa ।
alabattaa ab hand grenad ki sankhyaa kam thi ।
phir commander ne apni us A.K47 assault rifel ko dekhaa, jiski nali Marcos ne apni samuraai se kaat daali thi ।
vah rifel bekaar ho chuki thi ।
commander ne uske bhi do tukade kar daale ।
phir ek ‘latest machinegun’ usne apne kandhe par latkaa li ।
ab vahi machinegun uske kaam aani thi ।
uske baad usne camouflage kit ko bhi fold karke apne bag main rakhaa ।
shighr hi vo aage baadne ke liye puri tarah taiyaar thaa ।
ready !
andheraa abhi bhi ghiraa huaa thaa ।
tabhi commander ke dimaag main ek tarkib sujhi ।
agar samuraai fighter ke kuchh aur saathi vahin jungle main aaspaas maujud the, to unhen ek chaal main faasaakar vahaan bulaayaa jaa saktaa thaa ।
commander daudakar li Marcos ki laash ke karib pahunchaa aur usne uski talaashi li ।
shighr hi commander ki nigaah li Marcos ki wristwatch par jaakar thahar gayi, jo ek transmitter set thaa ।
commander ne fauran uskaa traansamission switch on kiyaa tathaa phir dhire-dhire uski knobe ghumaane lagaa ।
jald hi usne signal pakad liyaa thaa aur dusri taraf blip-blip ki aavaaj aane lagi ।
“hello !” turant dusri taraf se ek ladki ki bahut ghabraai hui aavaaj commander ke kaanon main pedi- “hello, kaun Marcos ? kyaa tum Marcos bol rahe ho ?”
commander khaamosh rahaa ।
“Marcos !” ladki chilllaane lagi- “tum kuchh bol kyon nahin rahe Marcos ?”
“p... please help me !” commander bilkul li Marcos ki aavaaj main hi tute-tute shabdon main bolaa- “m... meri madad karo ।”
“Marcos !” ladki stabdh rah gayi- “t...tumhen kyaa ho gayaa hai Marcos ?”
“p... please help me, p... please... ।”
commander ne aage ke shabd jaanbujhakar adhure chhod diye ।
“Marcos !” ladki lagaataar chilllaa rahi thi- “Marcos !”
commander Karan Saxena phir kuchh n bolaa । na hi usne transmitter band kiyaa । ladki ke badahvaas andaaj main chilllaane ki aavaaj nirantar uske kaanon main ped rahi thi ।
commander jaantaa thaa, uskaa kaam ho gayaa hai ।
us transmitter call ke pahunchte hi gufaa main hulchal mach gayi ।
“Marcos jindaa hai !” Barbie badahvaason ki tarah boli- “jrur vo jakhmi hai, hamain fauran uski madad ke liye aage jaanaa chaahiye ।”
vahin Jacob bhi thaa ।
Jacob !
Jack Kramer kaa khaas aadmi ।
vah mukhy taur par narcotics kaa kaam dekhtaa thaa ।
“lekin maujudaa haalaat main hamaaraa aage baadnaa thik nahin hai maidam !” Jacob bolaa ।
“kyon ?”
“kyonki yah dushman ki koi chaal bhi ho sakti hai । yah bhi ho saktaa hai ki commander Karan Saxena ne ham sabko faasaane ke liye yah koi shadayantr rachaa ho ?”
“tum is baat kaa dusraa pahlu bhi dekho Jacob !”
“kaun-saa pahlu ?”
“yah bhi to ho saktaa hai ki Marcos ko sachamuch hamaari madad ki jarurat ho । vah sachamuch hamain madad ke liye pukaar rahaa ho । agar aisaa huaa aur ham uski madad ke liye n pahunche, to kitnaa galat hogaa ।”
Jacob laajvaab ho gayaa ।
chup !
ulajhan gahri thi ।
“hmain jaldi se koi faisala lenaa chaahiye ।” ek any guard bolaa ।
“maidam, hamain koi aisi tarkib sochni hogi ।” vah shabd Jacob ne kahe- “jo agar yah commander Karan Saxena ki chaal ho, to ham uski chaal main n faasen ।”
“aisi kyaa tarkib ho sakti hai ?”
“filhal yahi sochnaa hai ।”
Barbie ke maathe par silavten ped gayin ।
is vakt uske dimaag main ek hi baat thi, agar Marcos jakhmi hai, to use uski har haalat main madad karne ke liye pahuchannaa chaahiye ।
“dushman ki chaal main n faasne kaa ek tarikaa hai ।” Barbie boli ।
“kyaa ?”
“ham apni is ek tukadi ko bhi do hisson main baantenge । is vakt hamaare paas pachchis aadmi hain । bis aadmi hamaari tukadi main aage paidal chalenge aur unse koi sau mitar pichhe behad dhimi gati se ek jeep chalegi, jismain baaki paanch jane honge । main bhi jeep main rahun gi । agar yah commander Karan Saxena ki chaal hui, to commander pahle hamaare bis aadamiyon par hamlaa karegaa । uske hamlaa karte hi hamain pataa chal jaayegaa ki yah vaastav main uskaa plaan thaa । turant hi ham log pichhe se us par attack kar denge ।”
gufa main maujud tamaam guardon ki aankhen chamak uthi ।
“good idea !” Jacob ne bhi uske plaan ki taarif ki ।
“to phir chalen ?”
“chlo ।”
☐☐☐
commander us samay ped par chadhaa huaa thaa ।
durbin uski aankhon se chipki thi aur vah jungle kaa dur-dur tak kaa najaaraa kar rahaa thaa ।
filhal ‘infrared lens se use kaafi madad mil rahi thi । unhin ki badaulat vo us ghane andhere main bhi dur-dur tak dekh paa rahaa thaa ।
tabhi commander Karan Saxena chaunkaa- ekaaak use kaafi saare log dikhaai diye, jo usi taraf baade chale aa rahe the ।
sab paidal the ।
sabke haathon main rifelen !
commander ki nigaahen abhi un hathiyaaraband guardon par hi tiki hui thi, tabhi use un guardon se aur bahut pichhe ek kaalaa dhabbaa-saa najar aayaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ne durbin ke lens ko ghumaayaa ।
unki aur focus kiyaa ।
turant hi vah dhabbaa bhi spasht ho gayaa ।
vah ek jeep thi, jo un guardon se kaafi faslaa banaakar aage baad rahi thi ।
commander unki chaal bhaamp gayaa ।
vah shighrtaapurvak ped se niche utraa ।
ped ke niche utarte hi usne bhi apni ‘chaalaaki ke patte’ failaane shuru kar diye ।
usne sabse pahle vahaan idhar-udhar bikhri laashon ko uthaakar najdik ki jhaadiyon main daalaa, jisse ekaaak kisi ki najar un laashon par n pede ।
phir vo ek gufa ki taraf bada ।
thodi der pahle hi commander Karan Saxena ne vo gufa dekhi thi ।
“iskaa matalab ham yahin apne tambu gaad len maidam !”
“nhin, tambu gaadne munaasib nahin rahegen । tambu dushman ki nigaah main aa sakte hain ।”
“phir ?”
“hmain raat gujaarne ke liye koi aur aisi jagah talaash karni hogi, jo surakshit bhi ho aur jahaan se ham dushman par nigaah bhi rakh saken ।”
jald hi unhonne patthron ki ek aisi chhoti gufa ko khoj nikaalaa, jo raat gujaarne ke liye unke kaam aa sakti thi ।
Burma ke un jungle lo main chhoti-chhoti kaafi saari gufayen thi । jinhen yaa to jungli jaanavar apne istemaal main laate the yaa phir vo khaali pedi rahti thi ।
jo gufa unhen mili, vah khaali thi aur vahaan aisaa koi nishaan bhi n thaa, jisse saabit hotaa ho ki us jagah par kisi jaganli jaanavar kaa vaas hai ।
apni jeepen unhonne gufa ke erd-gird hi chhipaa din । do guard apni-apni rifelen ke saath gufa ke baahar jhaadiyon main chhupakar baith gaye, taaki agar dushman dikhaai de, to vah goliyaan chalaakar gufa ke andar maujud apne saathiyon ko suchit kar saken, jabaki baaki saare log gufa main chale gaye ।
Barbie kaa dil us samay bahut aandolit thaa ।
baar-baar uski aankhon main aansu aa rahe the, jinhen vo badi mushkil se chhipaaye hua thi ।
Li Marcos se usne bahut pyaar kiyaa thaa ।
use apne dil main basaakar aise dheron sapne dekhe the, jo koi aurat hi dekh sakti hai ।
uski shuru se hi ichchhaa nahin thi ki Jack Kramer kaa prastaav svikaar kiyaa jaaye aur vah donon Burma ke un khaufnaak jungle lo main aaye । magar Li Marcos ki jid ke kaaran hi use vahaan aanaa pedaa ।
majburi main aanaa pedaa ।
jabaki dher saaraa dhan kamaane ke baad usne to yah sapnaa dekhaa thaa ki ab vah donon shaadi karke sakun ki jindgi gujaaren । parantu Barbie kaa vah sapnaa chaknaachur ho gayaa ।
vah gufa ke ek tanhaa kone main jaakar let gayi ।
use saayonaaraa bandargaah ki yaad aane lagi ।
saayonaaraa !
jiskaa arth hai, vidaai !
Barbie ki aadhi se jyaadaa jindgi usi bandargaah par gujri thi । Barbie ko lagaa, jaise saayonaaraa bandargaah use aavaaj de rahi hai ।
use vaapas apne paas bulaa rahi hai ।
Barbie ki aankhon main aansu mandraane lage ।
commander Karan Saxena ek baar phir laashon ke dher ke bich main khadaa thaa । usne apni taang kasakar dabaai ।
“dard phir hone lagaa hai ।”
samuraai fighter ko maarne main use achchhi-khaasi mehanat karni ped gayi thi ।
commander Karan Saxena ne ek ‘danhill’ sulgaa li aur phir uske chhote-chhote kash lagaane lagaa ।
sigret pine se uske andar thodi taajgi daudi ।
“mujhe injection lenaa chaahiye, jisse dard kuchh kam ho ।”
usne bag main se first-ad kit nikaali aur phir ek injection liyaa ।
uski chhathi endri bataa rahi thi ki abhi aur bhi dushman uske aaspaas maujud hain ।
us samuraai fighter ke hi kuchh aur saathi !
khatraa barakraar thaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ne phir kuchh kaam aur niptaaye ।
jaise uske aaspaas jitni bhi laashen pedi hui thi, usne spring blade se un sabke dil chir daale ।
unki gunen tod daali ।
iske alaavaa jitnaa bhi goliyaan thi, vah sab usne apne bag main bharin ।
goliyon kaa achchhaa-khaasaa stock uske paas jamaa ho gayaa thaa ।
alabattaa ab hand grenad ki sankhyaa kam thi ।
phir commander ne apni us A.K47 assault rifel ko dekhaa, jiski nali Marcos ne apni samuraai se kaat daali thi ।
vah rifel bekaar ho chuki thi ।
commander ne uske bhi do tukade kar daale ।
phir ek ‘latest machinegun’ usne apne kandhe par latkaa li ।
ab vahi machinegun uske kaam aani thi ।
uske baad usne camouflage kit ko bhi fold karke apne bag main rakhaa ।
shighr hi vo aage baadne ke liye puri tarah taiyaar thaa ।
ready !
andheraa abhi bhi ghiraa huaa thaa ।
tabhi commander ke dimaag main ek tarkib sujhi ।
agar samuraai fighter ke kuchh aur saathi vahin jungle main aaspaas maujud the, to unhen ek chaal main faasaakar vahaan bulaayaa jaa saktaa thaa ।
commander daudakar li Marcos ki laash ke karib pahunchaa aur usne uski talaashi li ।
shighr hi commander ki nigaah li Marcos ki wristwatch par jaakar thahar gayi, jo ek transmitter set thaa ।
commander ne fauran uskaa traansamission switch on kiyaa tathaa phir dhire-dhire uski knobe ghumaane lagaa ।
jald hi usne signal pakad liyaa thaa aur dusri taraf blip-blip ki aavaaj aane lagi ।
“hello !” turant dusri taraf se ek ladki ki bahut ghabraai hui aavaaj commander ke kaanon main pedi- “hello, kaun Marcos ? kyaa tum Marcos bol rahe ho ?”
commander khaamosh rahaa ।
“Marcos !” ladki chilllaane lagi- “tum kuchh bol kyon nahin rahe Marcos ?”
“p... please help me !” commander bilkul li Marcos ki aavaaj main hi tute-tute shabdon main bolaa- “m... meri madad karo ।”
“Marcos !” ladki stabdh rah gayi- “t...tumhen kyaa ho gayaa hai Marcos ?”
“p... please help me, p... please... ।”
commander ne aage ke shabd jaanbujhakar adhure chhod diye ।
“Marcos !” ladki lagaataar chilllaa rahi thi- “Marcos !”
commander Karan Saxena phir kuchh n bolaa । na hi usne transmitter band kiyaa । ladki ke badahvaas andaaj main chilllaane ki aavaaj nirantar uske kaanon main ped rahi thi ।
commander jaantaa thaa, uskaa kaam ho gayaa hai ।
us transmitter call ke pahunchte hi gufaa main hulchal mach gayi ।
“Marcos jindaa hai !” Barbie badahvaason ki tarah boli- “jrur vo jakhmi hai, hamain fauran uski madad ke liye aage jaanaa chaahiye ।”
vahin Jacob bhi thaa ।
Jacob !
Jack Kramer kaa khaas aadmi ।
vah mukhy taur par narcotics kaa kaam dekhtaa thaa ।
“lekin maujudaa haalaat main hamaaraa aage baadnaa thik nahin hai maidam !” Jacob bolaa ।
“kyon ?”
“kyonki yah dushman ki koi chaal bhi ho sakti hai । yah bhi ho saktaa hai ki commander Karan Saxena ne ham sabko faasaane ke liye yah koi shadayantr rachaa ho ?”
“tum is baat kaa dusraa pahlu bhi dekho Jacob !”
“kaun-saa pahlu ?”
“yah bhi to ho saktaa hai ki Marcos ko sachamuch hamaari madad ki jarurat ho । vah sachamuch hamain madad ke liye pukaar rahaa ho । agar aisaa huaa aur ham uski madad ke liye n pahunche, to kitnaa galat hogaa ।”
Jacob laajvaab ho gayaa ।
chup !
ulajhan gahri thi ।
“hmain jaldi se koi faisala lenaa chaahiye ।” ek any guard bolaa ।
“maidam, hamain koi aisi tarkib sochni hogi ।” vah shabd Jacob ne kahe- “jo agar yah commander Karan Saxena ki chaal ho, to ham uski chaal main n faasen ।”
“aisi kyaa tarkib ho sakti hai ?”
“filhal yahi sochnaa hai ।”
Barbie ke maathe par silavten ped gayin ।
is vakt uske dimaag main ek hi baat thi, agar Marcos jakhmi hai, to use uski har haalat main madad karne ke liye pahuchannaa chaahiye ।
“dushman ki chaal main n faasne kaa ek tarikaa hai ।” Barbie boli ।
“kyaa ?”
“ham apni is ek tukadi ko bhi do hisson main baantenge । is vakt hamaare paas pachchis aadmi hain । bis aadmi hamaari tukadi main aage paidal chalenge aur unse koi sau mitar pichhe behad dhimi gati se ek jeep chalegi, jismain baaki paanch jane honge । main bhi jeep main rahun gi । agar yah commander Karan Saxena ki chaal hui, to commander pahle hamaare bis aadamiyon par hamlaa karegaa । uske hamlaa karte hi hamain pataa chal jaayegaa ki yah vaastav main uskaa plaan thaa । turant hi ham log pichhe se us par attack kar denge ।”
gufa main maujud tamaam guardon ki aankhen chamak uthi ।
“good idea !” Jacob ne bhi uske plaan ki taarif ki ।
“to phir chalen ?”
“chlo ।”
☐☐☐
commander us samay ped par chadhaa huaa thaa ।
durbin uski aankhon se chipki thi aur vah jungle kaa dur-dur tak kaa najaaraa kar rahaa thaa ।
filhal ‘infrared lens se use kaafi madad mil rahi thi । unhin ki badaulat vo us ghane andhere main bhi dur-dur tak dekh paa rahaa thaa ।
tabhi commander Karan Saxena chaunkaa- ekaaak use kaafi saare log dikhaai diye, jo usi taraf baade chale aa rahe the ।
sab paidal the ।
sabke haathon main rifelen !
commander ki nigaahen abhi un hathiyaaraband guardon par hi tiki hui thi, tabhi use un guardon se aur bahut pichhe ek kaalaa dhabbaa-saa najar aayaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ne durbin ke lens ko ghumaayaa ।
unki aur focus kiyaa ।
turant hi vah dhabbaa bhi spasht ho gayaa ।
vah ek jeep thi, jo un guardon se kaafi faslaa banaakar aage baad rahi thi ।
commander unki chaal bhaamp gayaa ।
vah shighrtaapurvak ped se niche utraa ।
ped ke niche utarte hi usne bhi apni ‘chaalaaki ke patte’ failaane shuru kar diye ।
usne sabse pahle vahaan idhar-udhar bikhri laashon ko uthaakar najdik ki jhaadiyon main daalaa, jisse ekaaak kisi ki najar un laashon par n pede ।
phir vo ek gufa ki taraf bada ।
thodi der pahle hi commander Karan Saxena ne vo gufa dekhi thi ।
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usne sabse pahle vahaan idhar-udhar bikhri laashon ko uthaakar najdik ki jhaadiyon main daalaa, jisse ekaaak kisi ki najar un laashon par n pede ।
phir vo ek gufa ki taraf bada ।
thodi der pahle hi commander Karan Saxena ne vo gufa dekhi thi ।
vo bahut sankri-si gufa thi aur kaafi khatarnaak thi ।
us gufa kaa muhaana to jaraa-saa thaa, jismain koi ek aadmi bhi badi mushkil se daakhill ho saktaa thaa, lekin andar se vo gufa kaafi badi thi ।
commander Karan Saxena ne gufa main pahunchte hi vahaan daynamite fit karne shuru kar diye ।
usne kul chaar ‘daynamite line’ us gufa ke andar fit kin ।
unke time-panal main commander ne 15 minute baad kaa time bharaa ।
phir commander Karan Saxena ne apne Haversack bag main se ek pocket size taperecorder nikaalaa aur us taperecorder main kuchh aisi aavaajen bharin, jaise koi buri tarah karaah rahaa ho ।
phir us taperecorder ko on karke tathaa use gufa main hi rakhakar vo baahar nikal aayaa । ab gufa main se kisi ke buri tarah karaahne ki aavaajen aa rahi thi ।
commander Karan Saxena fauran najdik ki jhaadiyon main chhip gayaa ।
tabhi 20 hathiyaaraband guardon kaa dastaa bhi vahaa aa pahunchaa ।
kisi ke karaahne ki aavaaj sunte hi guard thithke ।
“yah kaisi aavaaj hai ?”
“lagtaa hai, Marcos saahab yahin kahin hain ।” dusraa guard stabdh bhaav se bolaa- “yah unhin ke karaahne ki aavaaj hain ।”
“haan , yah Marcos saahab hi karaah rahe hain ।”
sab idhar-udhar dekhne lage ।
“lagtaa hai ।” tabhi ek any guard bolaa- “kraahne ki yah aavaaj gufa ke andar se aa rahi hai ।”
sab gufa ki taraf jhapte ।
aavaaj sachamuch usi ke andar se aa rahi thi । us aavaaj ko sunte hi tamaam guard gufa ke andar daakhill ho gaye ।
commander turant harakat main aayaa ।
vah jhaadiyon main se nikalakar gufa ki taraf jhaptaa ।
vahin gufa ke muhaane ke upar ek patthar kuchh is andaaj main rakhaa huaa thaa ki agar uske niche kaa ek chhotaa saa patthar hataa diyaa jaataa, to vah vishaalkaay patthar dhadaam se muhaane ke saamne aa girtaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ne vahi kiyaa ।
usne vo patthar hataa diyaa ।
tatkaal uske upar rakhaa vishaalkaay patthar gufa ke muhaane ke saamne aakar giraa aur vah muhaana bilkul is tarah band ho gayaa, jaise uske pichhe koi gufa thi hi nahin ।
ab vah sabhi 20 aadmi us gufa main faas gaye the ।
jald hi unki ghuti-ghuti chikhon ki aavaajen gufa ke andar se aane lagi ।
commander ne bilkul usi tarah do-tin vishaalkaay patthar aur upar se giraaye ।
gufa kaa muhaana ab aur jyaadaa kasakar band ho gayaa ।
guardon ke chikhne-chilllaane ki aavaajen aani bhi band ho gayin । uske baad commander Karan Saxena ‘maut kaa farishta’ banaa huaa jeep ki taraf bada ।
“bas !” Barbien boli- “jeep yahin rok do ।”
Barbie ke aadesh ki der thi, fauran jeep ke pahiye chikh uthe aur vah ghani jhaadiyon ke bich pahunchakar ruk gayi ।
filhal us jeep ko Jacob chalaa rahaa thaa ।
Barbie us jeep ki agli seat par hi baithi thi ।
“yhaan vaataavaran main jale hua baarud ki gandh aa rahi hai ।” Barbie bahut dhyaan se aaspaas ki gandh lete hua boli- “aisaa lagtaa hai, Marcos ki commander Karan Saxena se muthbhad yahin kahin hui thi । is hisaab se commander Karan Saxena ko bhi aaspaas hi honaa chaahiye ।”
“agar commander Karan Saxena isi kshetr main hai ।” Jacob bolaa- “to hamaare aage bis guard gaye hain, vah unse jarur takraayegaa । lekin maahaul main jis prkaar nistabdhtaa hai, usse to yahi lagtaa hai ki vo unse nahin takraayaa hai ।”
“n jaane kyon mujhe ab khatre kaa ahsaas ho rahaa hai ।” Barbie thodaa sahamakar boli ।
“kaisaa khatraa ?”
“khatraa kisi bhi tarah kaa ho saktaa hai ।”
Jacob khaamosh rahaa । sach baat to ye hai, uske dil main bhi ajib-si ghabraahat ho rahi thi ।
“main ek kaam karti hun ।” Barbie ne kahaa ।
“kyaa ?”
“tum do guardon ke saath yahin jeep main ruko । jabaki baaki ke do guard lekar main paidal aage kaa maahaul dekhne jaa rahi hun ki vahaan kuchh gadabad to nahin hain ।”
“thik hai ।”
Barbie ne fauran do guardon ko ishaaraa kiyaa ।
turant do guard uske saath-saath jeep se niche utar gaye ।
commander Karan Saxena jo najdik ki jhaadiyon main hi chhipaa huaa, vah saaraa manjar dekh rahaa thaa, usne fauran jhatke ke saath apnaa 9 inch lambaa spring blade baahar nikaal liyaa ।
usne kyaa karnaa hai, vo soch chukaa thaa ।
vah badi teji ke saath jhaadiyon main saamp ki tarah rengtaa huaa un tinon ke pichhe-pichhe chalaa ।
uske rengne ki bilkul bhi aavaaj nahin ho rahi thi ।
apni fauji training kaa us mission ke dauraan use kadam-kadam par faaydaa mil rahaa thaa ।
shighr hi vah jeep se kaafi aage nikal aaye ।
ab jeep najar nahin aa rahi thi ।
commander ne gaur se un tinon ki position not ki ।
Barbie unmain sabse aage thi aur bahut chaukanni thi ।
Barbie se koi paanch phut pichhe ek dusraa guard chal rahaa thaa ।
usse itnaa hi aur pichhe tisraa guard thaa ।
vah ek khaas position main chal rahe the ।
commander Karan Saxena harakat main aayaa ।
vah jhaadiyon main rengtaa huaa hi tisre guard ke bilkul pichhe pahunch chukaa thaa ।
phir isse pahle ki tisre guard ko uski jaraa bhi bhanak mil paati, vah jump lekar uthaa aur turant pichhe se uske munh par kasakar haath jakad diyaa ।
guard chhataptaayaa ।
uske netr dahashat se phate ।
lekin commander Karan Saxena ki pakad bahut majbut thi ।
vah use liye-liye niche ghani jhaadiyon main giraa aur girte hi usne spring blade se uski gardan kaat daali ।
khun kaa tej phavvaaraa chhutaa ।
magar commander ne phir bhi uske jabaade ke upar se tab tak haath n hataayaa, jab tak is baat ki puri santushti n kar li ki vah mar gayaa hai ।
uske baad usne gardan uthaakar Barbie tathaa us dusre guard ki taraf dekhaa ।
unhen us haadse ki bhanak tak n thi ।
vah sidhe-sidhe chale jaa rahe the ।
commander dobaaraa jhaadiyon ke andar-hi-andar bahut teji se saamp ki tarah rengtaa huaa ab dusre guard ki taraf jhaptaa ।
vah jitni teji se aur jitni beaavaaj andaaj main reng rahaa thaa, vah sachamuch kamaal thaa ।
jald hi vah dusre guard ke bhi pichhe jaa pahunchaa ।
phir vah dobaaraa chite ki tarah uchhlaa aur us guard ko apne faulaadi shikanje main daboche-daboche vaapas jhaadiyon main giraa ।
jhaadiyon main girte hi usne uski gardan bhi spring blade se kaat daali ।
usne bhi chhataptaakar vahin dam tod diyaa ।
commander ne aahistaa se uske jabaade ke upar se haath hataayaa । uski laash bhi vahin jhaadiyon main litaai tathaa phir gardan uthaakar Barbie ki taraf dekhaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ne vah donon hatyaayen etni saphaai ke saath ki thi ki Barbie ko abhi bhi unke marne ki khabar n thi ।
vah kaafi aage nikal gayi thi ।
commander ne spring blade kaa khun se sanaa phal vahin jhaadiyon main ragadakar saaf kiyaa aur phir use vaapas uske khaanche main fit kar diyaa ।
phir vah jhaadiyon main-se phirakni ki tarah vaapas ghumaa ।
ab commander Karan Saxena usi jeep ki taraf vaapas badi teji se reng rahaa thaa, jismain Jacob do guardon ke saath baithaa thaa ।
vah tinon us vakt bilkul laaparvaah the ।
usne sabse pahle vahaan idhar-udhar bikhri laashon ko uthaakar najdik ki jhaadiyon main daalaa, jisse ekaaak kisi ki najar un laashon par n pede ।
phir vo ek gufa ki taraf bada ।
thodi der pahle hi commander Karan Saxena ne vo gufa dekhi thi ।
vo bahut sankri-si gufa thi aur kaafi khatarnaak thi ।
us gufa kaa muhaana to jaraa-saa thaa, jismain koi ek aadmi bhi badi mushkil se daakhill ho saktaa thaa, lekin andar se vo gufa kaafi badi thi ।
commander Karan Saxena ne gufa main pahunchte hi vahaan daynamite fit karne shuru kar diye ।
usne kul chaar ‘daynamite line’ us gufa ke andar fit kin ।
unke time-panal main commander ne 15 minute baad kaa time bharaa ।
phir commander Karan Saxena ne apne Haversack bag main se ek pocket size taperecorder nikaalaa aur us taperecorder main kuchh aisi aavaajen bharin, jaise koi buri tarah karaah rahaa ho ।
phir us taperecorder ko on karke tathaa use gufa main hi rakhakar vo baahar nikal aayaa । ab gufa main se kisi ke buri tarah karaahne ki aavaajen aa rahi thi ।
commander Karan Saxena fauran najdik ki jhaadiyon main chhip gayaa ।
tabhi 20 hathiyaaraband guardon kaa dastaa bhi vahaa aa pahunchaa ।
kisi ke karaahne ki aavaaj sunte hi guard thithke ।
“yah kaisi aavaaj hai ?”
“lagtaa hai, Marcos saahab yahin kahin hain ।” dusraa guard stabdh bhaav se bolaa- “yah unhin ke karaahne ki aavaaj hain ।”
“haan , yah Marcos saahab hi karaah rahe hain ।”
sab idhar-udhar dekhne lage ।
“lagtaa hai ।” tabhi ek any guard bolaa- “kraahne ki yah aavaaj gufa ke andar se aa rahi hai ।”
sab gufa ki taraf jhapte ।
aavaaj sachamuch usi ke andar se aa rahi thi । us aavaaj ko sunte hi tamaam guard gufa ke andar daakhill ho gaye ।
commander turant harakat main aayaa ।
vah jhaadiyon main se nikalakar gufa ki taraf jhaptaa ।
vahin gufa ke muhaane ke upar ek patthar kuchh is andaaj main rakhaa huaa thaa ki agar uske niche kaa ek chhotaa saa patthar hataa diyaa jaataa, to vah vishaalkaay patthar dhadaam se muhaane ke saamne aa girtaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ne vahi kiyaa ।
usne vo patthar hataa diyaa ।
tatkaal uske upar rakhaa vishaalkaay patthar gufa ke muhaane ke saamne aakar giraa aur vah muhaana bilkul is tarah band ho gayaa, jaise uske pichhe koi gufa thi hi nahin ।
ab vah sabhi 20 aadmi us gufa main faas gaye the ।
jald hi unki ghuti-ghuti chikhon ki aavaajen gufa ke andar se aane lagi ।
commander ne bilkul usi tarah do-tin vishaalkaay patthar aur upar se giraaye ।
gufa kaa muhaana ab aur jyaadaa kasakar band ho gayaa ।
guardon ke chikhne-chilllaane ki aavaajen aani bhi band ho gayin । uske baad commander Karan Saxena ‘maut kaa farishta’ banaa huaa jeep ki taraf bada ।
“bas !” Barbien boli- “jeep yahin rok do ।”
Barbie ke aadesh ki der thi, fauran jeep ke pahiye chikh uthe aur vah ghani jhaadiyon ke bich pahunchakar ruk gayi ।
filhal us jeep ko Jacob chalaa rahaa thaa ।
Barbie us jeep ki agli seat par hi baithi thi ।
“yhaan vaataavaran main jale hua baarud ki gandh aa rahi hai ।” Barbie bahut dhyaan se aaspaas ki gandh lete hua boli- “aisaa lagtaa hai, Marcos ki commander Karan Saxena se muthbhad yahin kahin hui thi । is hisaab se commander Karan Saxena ko bhi aaspaas hi honaa chaahiye ।”
“agar commander Karan Saxena isi kshetr main hai ।” Jacob bolaa- “to hamaare aage bis guard gaye hain, vah unse jarur takraayegaa । lekin maahaul main jis prkaar nistabdhtaa hai, usse to yahi lagtaa hai ki vo unse nahin takraayaa hai ।”
“n jaane kyon mujhe ab khatre kaa ahsaas ho rahaa hai ।” Barbie thodaa sahamakar boli ।
“kaisaa khatraa ?”
“khatraa kisi bhi tarah kaa ho saktaa hai ।”
Jacob khaamosh rahaa । sach baat to ye hai, uske dil main bhi ajib-si ghabraahat ho rahi thi ।
“main ek kaam karti hun ।” Barbie ne kahaa ।
“kyaa ?”
“tum do guardon ke saath yahin jeep main ruko । jabaki baaki ke do guard lekar main paidal aage kaa maahaul dekhne jaa rahi hun ki vahaan kuchh gadabad to nahin hain ।”
“thik hai ।”
Barbie ne fauran do guardon ko ishaaraa kiyaa ।
turant do guard uske saath-saath jeep se niche utar gaye ।
commander Karan Saxena jo najdik ki jhaadiyon main hi chhipaa huaa, vah saaraa manjar dekh rahaa thaa, usne fauran jhatke ke saath apnaa 9 inch lambaa spring blade baahar nikaal liyaa ।
usne kyaa karnaa hai, vo soch chukaa thaa ।
vah badi teji ke saath jhaadiyon main saamp ki tarah rengtaa huaa un tinon ke pichhe-pichhe chalaa ।
uske rengne ki bilkul bhi aavaaj nahin ho rahi thi ।
apni fauji training kaa us mission ke dauraan use kadam-kadam par faaydaa mil rahaa thaa ।
shighr hi vah jeep se kaafi aage nikal aaye ।
ab jeep najar nahin aa rahi thi ।
commander ne gaur se un tinon ki position not ki ।
Barbie unmain sabse aage thi aur bahut chaukanni thi ।
Barbie se koi paanch phut pichhe ek dusraa guard chal rahaa thaa ।
usse itnaa hi aur pichhe tisraa guard thaa ।
vah ek khaas position main chal rahe the ।
commander Karan Saxena harakat main aayaa ।
vah jhaadiyon main rengtaa huaa hi tisre guard ke bilkul pichhe pahunch chukaa thaa ।
phir isse pahle ki tisre guard ko uski jaraa bhi bhanak mil paati, vah jump lekar uthaa aur turant pichhe se uske munh par kasakar haath jakad diyaa ।
guard chhataptaayaa ।
uske netr dahashat se phate ।
lekin commander Karan Saxena ki pakad bahut majbut thi ।
vah use liye-liye niche ghani jhaadiyon main giraa aur girte hi usne spring blade se uski gardan kaat daali ।
khun kaa tej phavvaaraa chhutaa ।
magar commander ne phir bhi uske jabaade ke upar se tab tak haath n hataayaa, jab tak is baat ki puri santushti n kar li ki vah mar gayaa hai ।
uske baad usne gardan uthaakar Barbie tathaa us dusre guard ki taraf dekhaa ।
unhen us haadse ki bhanak tak n thi ।
vah sidhe-sidhe chale jaa rahe the ।
commander dobaaraa jhaadiyon ke andar-hi-andar bahut teji se saamp ki tarah rengtaa huaa ab dusre guard ki taraf jhaptaa ।
vah jitni teji se aur jitni beaavaaj andaaj main reng rahaa thaa, vah sachamuch kamaal thaa ।
jald hi vah dusre guard ke bhi pichhe jaa pahunchaa ।
phir vah dobaaraa chite ki tarah uchhlaa aur us guard ko apne faulaadi shikanje main daboche-daboche vaapas jhaadiyon main giraa ।
jhaadiyon main girte hi usne uski gardan bhi spring blade se kaat daali ।
usne bhi chhataptaakar vahin dam tod diyaa ।
commander ne aahistaa se uske jabaade ke upar se haath hataayaa । uski laash bhi vahin jhaadiyon main litaai tathaa phir gardan uthaakar Barbie ki taraf dekhaa ।
commander Karan Saxena ne vah donon hatyaayen etni saphaai ke saath ki thi ki Barbie ko abhi bhi unke marne ki khabar n thi ।
vah kaafi aage nikal gayi thi ।
commander ne spring blade kaa khun se sanaa phal vahin jhaadiyon main ragadakar saaf kiyaa aur phir use vaapas uske khaanche main fit kar diyaa ।
phir vah jhaadiyon main-se phirakni ki tarah vaapas ghumaa ।
ab commander Karan Saxena usi jeep ki taraf vaapas badi teji se reng rahaa thaa, jismain Jacob do guardon ke saath baithaa thaa ।
vah tinon us vakt bilkul laaparvaah the ।
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ab commander Karan Saxena usi jeep ki taraf vaapas badi teji se reng rahaa thaa, jismain Jacob do guardon ke saath baithaa thaa ।
vah tinon us vakt bilkul laaparvaah the ।
“ab mujhe is jeep kaa elaaj karnaa chaahiye ।” commander Karan Saxena man-hi-man budbudaayaa ।
jhaadiyon main rengtaa huaa vah jeep se aage nikal gayaa ।
phir vah bekhauph jhaadiyon se baahar niklaa ।
is vakt commander jeep ke bilkul pichhe thaa aur un tinon hathiyaaraband guardon ki pith uski taraf thi ।
commander behad dabe paanv chaltaa huaa jeep tak pahunchaa aur uske baad nishabd dhang se jeep ke niche ghus gayaa ।
un tinon ko kaanon-kaan bhanak tak n lagi ki jis dushman ki talaash main vo vahaan aaye hain, unkaa vahi dushman us vakt jeep ke niche thaa ।
udhar !
jeep ke niche pahunchte hi commander ne apne Haversack bag main-se naarangi rang ki ek gend nikaali ।
gend, jo bahut shaktishaali time-bam thaa ।
“ab yah time-bam tumhen jahannum kaa raastaa dikhaayegaa doston !”
commander Karan Saxena ne us time-bam main thik do minute baad kaa time set kiyaa ।
phir uski ugaliyaan jeep ke kuchh purjon ke saath chhadchhaad karne lagin ।
jald hi usne vo time-bam jeep ke kalapurjon ke bich fit kar diyaa ।
“alavidaa doston ! goodbye !”
commander Karan Saxena pichhli side se hi jeep se baahar niklaa aur daudakar vaapas jhaadiyon main samaan gayaa ।
tabhi commander ko Barbie najar aayi, vah badi chaukanni aur ghabraai hui mudraa main jeep ki taraf chali aa rahi thi ।
“dushman kaa pataa chalaa ?” Jacob ne driving seat par baithe-baithe puchhaa ।
“nhin, dushman kaa to kuchh pataa nahin chalaa ।” Barbie boli- “lekin ek badi bhaari gadabad ho gayi hai ।”
“kaisi gadabad ?”
“mere saath jo do guard gaye the aur jo mere pichhe-pichhe chal rahe the, vah n jaane kahaan gaayab ho gaye hain, main unhen sab jagah talaash chuki hun । magar unkaa kahin kuchh pataa nahin ।”
“vo kahaan chale gaye ?”
“khud mere kuchh samajh nahin aa rahaa ।”
ab Barbie ke saath Jacob aur donon guard bhi ghabraaye hue najar aane lage ।
sthiti vaakaayi jatil thi ।
jungle main jo bhi aage jaa rahaa thaa, vahi gaayab ho rahaa thaa ।
Barbie bhi jeep main baith gayi ।
“ab kyaa karnaa hai ?”
“jeep aage badao ।” Barbie boli ।
Jacob ne jeep ko aage badayaa ।
jeep abhi mushkil se thodi hi dur gayi hogi, tabhi uske niche lagaa time-bam phat pedaa aur ek bahut prachand dhamaakaa huaa ।
tatkaal puri jeep ki dhajjiyaan bikhar gayin ।
aakaash ki taraf bhishan aag ke shole uthte najar aaye ।
Jacob aur donon guard to fauran maare gaye । alabattaa Barbie jeep ke andar bahut chaukanni mudraa main baithi thi, jaise hi dhamaakaa huaa, usne bahut aanan-phaanan jeep se baahar chhalaang lagaa di । isilia vo bach gayi ।
phir bhi jakhmi kaafi hui ।
vo dur jhaadiyon main jaakar giri thi । jhaadiyon main girte hi Barbie ne bilkul chite ki tarah kalaabaaji khaai । sabse achchhi baat ye hui ki rifel abhi bhi uske haath main thi ।
usne rifel apne aage taan di ।
koi aaspaas nahin thaa ।
bam-visphot main uske kapedon ke chithade bikhar gaye the, vah apni taang ko kaafi jakhmi mahsus kar rahi thi aur uske byeen kandhe main-se bhi khun ris rahaa thaa ।
vahin jhaadiyon main pede-pede Barbie ne traansmission switch on kiyaa aur jaldi headquater se sampark sthaapit karne ke pryaas main jut gayi ।
“hello-hello !” vah bade dahashatnaak andaaj main transmitter par chilllaa rahi thi- “can i speak to Jack Kramer ?”
“can i speak to Jack Kramer ?”
jald hi uskaa Jack Kramer se sampark sthaapit ho gayaa ।
“hello Barbie !” fauran hi dusri taraf se Jack Kramer ki aavaaj aayi- “yah radio board par baar-baar dhamaake ki aavaaj kaise not ki jaa rahi hai ? tum thik to ho n Barbie ?”
“yhaan kuchh bhi nahin bachaa sir !” Barbie ne artnaad kiyaa- “Marcos maaraa jaa chukaa hai । hamaare tamaam saathi maare jaa chuke hain । commander Karan Saxena ne jungle main bhaari tabaahi barpaa kar rakhi hai । main bhi is vakt kaafi jakhmi hun ।”
“my god ।” Jack Kramer ki sakht aavaaj- “Li Marcos bhi maaraa gayaa ।”
“yes sir !”
“tumhaari ab kyaa position hai ?”
“main filhal yahaan bilkul akeli hun aur mujhe lag rahaa hai, commander ab bas kisi bhi kshan mere saamne aane vaalaa hai ।”
“tumhaare paas koi hathiyaar hai ?”
“haan, ek rifel mere paas hai ।”
“very good ! agar commander Karan Saxena tumhaare saamne aaye, to vah bachnaa nahin chaahiye । use pahli goli se hi shut karnaa ।”
“aisaa hi hogaa sir, vo bas ek baar mere saamne aa jaaye ।”
“chintaa ki kyaa baat hai baby !” tabhi koi jor se hansaa- “commander Karan Saxena tumhaare saamne khadaa hai ।”
Barbie ne jhatke ke saath gardan upar uthaai ।
usse thodaa hi faasle par sachamuch commander Karan Saxena khadaa thaa ।
uske haath main apni pasandidaa Colt revolver thi । Barbie ke gardan upar uthaate hi usne revolver apni anguliyon ke gird phirakni ki tarah ghumy ।
dhaany-dhaany !
lekin Barbie ne binaa koi kshan ganvaaye assault rifel kaa trigger dabaa diyaa ।
commander bilkul kisi tenduye ki tarah upar uchhlaa, goliyaan uske niche se gujar gayin ।
fauran hi usne bhi apni revolver kaa trigger dabyeaa ।
dhaany !
goli sidhe Barbie ki assault rifel main jaakar lagi ।
chikhi Barbie !
rifel uske haath se uchhalakar dur jaa giri ।
parantu agle hi kshan Barbie ekadam jabaradast action ki mudraa main aa gayi thi ।
vah munh se chitkaar nikaalte hua uthi aur commander ke saamne tiger clan ke action main khadi ho gayi ।
commander muskraayaa ।
revolver ek baar phir uski ungaliyon ke gird phirakni ki tarah ghumi ।
“tumhaari file bhi mainne kaafi achchhi tarah padhi hai Barbie ।” commander Karan Saxena bolaa- “main jaantaa hun, tum marshal art ki jabaradast yoddhaa ho aur tumne judo ke andar baarahvaan dan, taaekvaando main aathvaan, karaate main dasvaan dan aur burmi boxing savaate ke andar saatvaan dan praapt kar rakhaa hai । chintaa mat karo Barbie, main tumhen niraash nahin karungaa । main tumhen bhi usi hathiyaar se maarungaa, jismain tumhen mahaarath haasil hai ।”
commander ne revolver vaapas apni jeb main rakh li ।
phir usne Barbie aur apne chaaron taraf ek bahut badaa ‘arena’ banaayaa ।
“ab ham donon ke bich is ‘arena’ ke andar fight hogi । dekhtaa hun, tumne bhi marshal art ke kaun-kaun se gur sikh rakhe hain ।”
commander Karan Saxena ke munh se abhi vo shabd nikle hi the, tabhi Barbie ne kungfu ke snake hand kaa jabaradast prhaar commander ke chehre par kar diyaa ।
chikh nikal gayi commander Karan Saxena ki ।
prhaar vaakaayi bahut jabaradast thaa ।
vah sambhaltaa, usse pahle hi Barbie ne karaate ke ek aur action hijaagiri kaa pryog kiyaa ।
“murkh aadmi, abhi to tumhen marshal art kaa pahlaa hi siddhaant yaad nahin hai ।” Barbie jahrili naagin ki tarah phumphkaari- “dushman ko kabhi maukaa mat do ।”
phir Barbie ne boxing kaa left punch uske pet main jadaa tathaa phir judo kaa three action dikhaane ke lia uski taraf jhapti ।
lekin usi kshan chuk gayi ।
commander ne tabhi kaavaasikigiri kaa pryog kar diyaa thaa ।
ab commander Karan Saxena usi jeep ki taraf vaapas badi teji se reng rahaa thaa, jismain Jacob do guardon ke saath baithaa thaa ।
vah tinon us vakt bilkul laaparvaah the ।
“ab mujhe is jeep kaa elaaj karnaa chaahiye ।” commander Karan Saxena man-hi-man budbudaayaa ।
jhaadiyon main rengtaa huaa vah jeep se aage nikal gayaa ।
phir vah bekhauph jhaadiyon se baahar niklaa ।
is vakt commander jeep ke bilkul pichhe thaa aur un tinon hathiyaaraband guardon ki pith uski taraf thi ।
commander behad dabe paanv chaltaa huaa jeep tak pahunchaa aur uske baad nishabd dhang se jeep ke niche ghus gayaa ।
un tinon ko kaanon-kaan bhanak tak n lagi ki jis dushman ki talaash main vo vahaan aaye hain, unkaa vahi dushman us vakt jeep ke niche thaa ।
udhar !
jeep ke niche pahunchte hi commander ne apne Haversack bag main-se naarangi rang ki ek gend nikaali ।
gend, jo bahut shaktishaali time-bam thaa ।
“ab yah time-bam tumhen jahannum kaa raastaa dikhaayegaa doston !”
commander Karan Saxena ne us time-bam main thik do minute baad kaa time set kiyaa ।
phir uski ugaliyaan jeep ke kuchh purjon ke saath chhadchhaad karne lagin ।
jald hi usne vo time-bam jeep ke kalapurjon ke bich fit kar diyaa ।
“alavidaa doston ! goodbye !”
commander Karan Saxena pichhli side se hi jeep se baahar niklaa aur daudakar vaapas jhaadiyon main samaan gayaa ।
tabhi commander ko Barbie najar aayi, vah badi chaukanni aur ghabraai hui mudraa main jeep ki taraf chali aa rahi thi ।
“dushman kaa pataa chalaa ?” Jacob ne driving seat par baithe-baithe puchhaa ।
“nhin, dushman kaa to kuchh pataa nahin chalaa ।” Barbie boli- “lekin ek badi bhaari gadabad ho gayi hai ।”
“kaisi gadabad ?”
“mere saath jo do guard gaye the aur jo mere pichhe-pichhe chal rahe the, vah n jaane kahaan gaayab ho gaye hain, main unhen sab jagah talaash chuki hun । magar unkaa kahin kuchh pataa nahin ।”
“vo kahaan chale gaye ?”
“khud mere kuchh samajh nahin aa rahaa ।”
ab Barbie ke saath Jacob aur donon guard bhi ghabraaye hue najar aane lage ।
sthiti vaakaayi jatil thi ।
jungle main jo bhi aage jaa rahaa thaa, vahi gaayab ho rahaa thaa ।
Barbie bhi jeep main baith gayi ।
“ab kyaa karnaa hai ?”
“jeep aage badao ।” Barbie boli ।
Jacob ne jeep ko aage badayaa ।
jeep abhi mushkil se thodi hi dur gayi hogi, tabhi uske niche lagaa time-bam phat pedaa aur ek bahut prachand dhamaakaa huaa ।
tatkaal puri jeep ki dhajjiyaan bikhar gayin ।
aakaash ki taraf bhishan aag ke shole uthte najar aaye ।
Jacob aur donon guard to fauran maare gaye । alabattaa Barbie jeep ke andar bahut chaukanni mudraa main baithi thi, jaise hi dhamaakaa huaa, usne bahut aanan-phaanan jeep se baahar chhalaang lagaa di । isilia vo bach gayi ।
phir bhi jakhmi kaafi hui ।
vo dur jhaadiyon main jaakar giri thi । jhaadiyon main girte hi Barbie ne bilkul chite ki tarah kalaabaaji khaai । sabse achchhi baat ye hui ki rifel abhi bhi uske haath main thi ।
usne rifel apne aage taan di ।
koi aaspaas nahin thaa ।
bam-visphot main uske kapedon ke chithade bikhar gaye the, vah apni taang ko kaafi jakhmi mahsus kar rahi thi aur uske byeen kandhe main-se bhi khun ris rahaa thaa ।
vahin jhaadiyon main pede-pede Barbie ne traansmission switch on kiyaa aur jaldi headquater se sampark sthaapit karne ke pryaas main jut gayi ।
“hello-hello !” vah bade dahashatnaak andaaj main transmitter par chilllaa rahi thi- “can i speak to Jack Kramer ?”
“can i speak to Jack Kramer ?”
jald hi uskaa Jack Kramer se sampark sthaapit ho gayaa ।
“hello Barbie !” fauran hi dusri taraf se Jack Kramer ki aavaaj aayi- “yah radio board par baar-baar dhamaake ki aavaaj kaise not ki jaa rahi hai ? tum thik to ho n Barbie ?”
“yhaan kuchh bhi nahin bachaa sir !” Barbie ne artnaad kiyaa- “Marcos maaraa jaa chukaa hai । hamaare tamaam saathi maare jaa chuke hain । commander Karan Saxena ne jungle main bhaari tabaahi barpaa kar rakhi hai । main bhi is vakt kaafi jakhmi hun ।”
“my god ।” Jack Kramer ki sakht aavaaj- “Li Marcos bhi maaraa gayaa ।”
“yes sir !”
“tumhaari ab kyaa position hai ?”
“main filhal yahaan bilkul akeli hun aur mujhe lag rahaa hai, commander ab bas kisi bhi kshan mere saamne aane vaalaa hai ।”
“tumhaare paas koi hathiyaar hai ?”
“haan, ek rifel mere paas hai ।”
“very good ! agar commander Karan Saxena tumhaare saamne aaye, to vah bachnaa nahin chaahiye । use pahli goli se hi shut karnaa ।”
“aisaa hi hogaa sir, vo bas ek baar mere saamne aa jaaye ।”
“chintaa ki kyaa baat hai baby !” tabhi koi jor se hansaa- “commander Karan Saxena tumhaare saamne khadaa hai ।”
Barbie ne jhatke ke saath gardan upar uthaai ।
usse thodaa hi faasle par sachamuch commander Karan Saxena khadaa thaa ।
uske haath main apni pasandidaa Colt revolver thi । Barbie ke gardan upar uthaate hi usne revolver apni anguliyon ke gird phirakni ki tarah ghumy ।
dhaany-dhaany !
lekin Barbie ne binaa koi kshan ganvaaye assault rifel kaa trigger dabaa diyaa ।
commander bilkul kisi tenduye ki tarah upar uchhlaa, goliyaan uske niche se gujar gayin ।
fauran hi usne bhi apni revolver kaa trigger dabyeaa ।
dhaany !
goli sidhe Barbie ki assault rifel main jaakar lagi ।
chikhi Barbie !
rifel uske haath se uchhalakar dur jaa giri ।
parantu agle hi kshan Barbie ekadam jabaradast action ki mudraa main aa gayi thi ।
vah munh se chitkaar nikaalte hua uthi aur commander ke saamne tiger clan ke action main khadi ho gayi ।
commander muskraayaa ।
revolver ek baar phir uski ungaliyon ke gird phirakni ki tarah ghumi ।
“tumhaari file bhi mainne kaafi achchhi tarah padhi hai Barbie ।” commander Karan Saxena bolaa- “main jaantaa hun, tum marshal art ki jabaradast yoddhaa ho aur tumne judo ke andar baarahvaan dan, taaekvaando main aathvaan, karaate main dasvaan dan aur burmi boxing savaate ke andar saatvaan dan praapt kar rakhaa hai । chintaa mat karo Barbie, main tumhen niraash nahin karungaa । main tumhen bhi usi hathiyaar se maarungaa, jismain tumhen mahaarath haasil hai ।”
commander ne revolver vaapas apni jeb main rakh li ।
phir usne Barbie aur apne chaaron taraf ek bahut badaa ‘arena’ banaayaa ।
“ab ham donon ke bich is ‘arena’ ke andar fight hogi । dekhtaa hun, tumne bhi marshal art ke kaun-kaun se gur sikh rakhe hain ।”
commander Karan Saxena ke munh se abhi vo shabd nikle hi the, tabhi Barbie ne kungfu ke snake hand kaa jabaradast prhaar commander ke chehre par kar diyaa ।
chikh nikal gayi commander Karan Saxena ki ।
prhaar vaakaayi bahut jabaradast thaa ।
vah sambhaltaa, usse pahle hi Barbie ne karaate ke ek aur action hijaagiri kaa pryog kiyaa ।
“murkh aadmi, abhi to tumhen marshal art kaa pahlaa hi siddhaant yaad nahin hai ।” Barbie jahrili naagin ki tarah phumphkaari- “dushman ko kabhi maukaa mat do ।”
phir Barbie ne boxing kaa left punch uske pet main jadaa tathaa phir judo kaa three action dikhaane ke lia uski taraf jhapti ।
lekin usi kshan chuk gayi ।
commander ne tabhi kaavaasikigiri kaa pryog kar diyaa thaa ।