REVEAL
Narration:
By now, Liyan's days were a rollercoaster — flunking in surprise tests, surviving chaos with gadgets, and dodging suspicion from Isha, who had the instincts of a CBI officer. But no gadget lasts forever… and neither did Rohan's disguise.
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[Scene: Lunch break at school, under the old banyan tree]
Isha: (squinting at Rohan) So, Rohan… explain again how you joined mid-year without transfer certificates?
Rohan: (nervous laugh) Uh… special admission scheme. Limited seats. Very limited. Like… only one seat.
Ahana: (raising eyebrow) And your handwriting? It looks like a font from a printer.
Aarav: (snickering) Yeah bro, even Google Docs has more spelling mistakes.
Rohan: (gulping) Good genes?
Narration:
Isha leaned closer, eyes narrowed like a detective in a Bollywood thriller.
Isha: (suddenly yanking at Rohan's sleeve) Then what's this blinking thing on your wrist?
Rohan: (panics, accidentally presses a paw-button) No, wait—!
[ZAP! With a soft whoosh, Rohan flickers — his human form vanishes. In front of them stands a fluffy white dog on two legs, glowing collar and all.]
Liyan: (screaming) Not again! DOG! IN BROAD DAYLIGHT!
Aarav: (choking on his samosa) WHAT THE—?
Ahana: (dropping her juice) This is NOT on the syllabus.
Isha: (jaw dropping, then whispering) …I knew it.
Rohan (Doramon): (sighing) Fine. You caught me. I'm not your cousin. I'm AI Support Unit 5678. Or… Doramon.
[Awkward silence. Then, Aarav bursts out laughing.]
Aarav: (clapping) Bro, you mean to tell me… Liyan's guardian angel is basically a Doraemon knock-off with better Wi-Fi?
Ahana: (still stunned) And you thought we wouldn't notice?! You stand like a human but your ears twitch every time the canteen uncle says "chowmein."
Liyan: (groaning, covering his face) This is it. My social life is officially over.
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Narration:
Instead of panicking, Isha suddenly smiled — not her usual sarcastic smile, but the "I'm impressed" one.
Isha: (to Doramon) You've been helping him, haven't you?
Doramon: (nodding) Yes. But not just him. You all, in ways you'll realize soon.
Aarav: (teasing) So, do we all get gadgets? Like, one free per friend?
Doramon: (smirking) Not free. With responsibility.
[He taps his glowing paw. A small bubble forms, projecting their future selves for 3 seconds — Aarav as a lawyer, Ahana in a lab coat, Isha holding a mic, Liyan… still nervous but smiling in a graduation gown.]
Ahana: (softly) …That's us?
Doramon: Only if you stick together. Friendship is your real gadget.
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Narration:
For a moment, none of them cracked a joke. They just stared, realizing this fluffy weirdo wasn't here for fun — he was here to change their lives.
Aarav: (finally breaking the silence) Okay, but serious question… does your gadget bag have anything for canteen chowmein?
Doramon: (rolling his glowing eyes) Priorities, Aarav. Truly inspiring.
[They burst into laughter, the kind that made heads turn in the courtyard.]
Narration (closing line):
The secret was out. But instead of breaking them apart, it stitched the four friends — and one time-traveling dog — closer than ever.