A dungeon, transformed into a secret lab, rather a room embellished in blue radiance, turned into a place where two wishes experienced a convergence. A rat was busy biting some shiny nails scattered on a worktable. From outside, someone was trying to unlock a knob tightly fitted to a door.

Repeated attempts of unlocking the door failed, but the curiosity to do something unimaginable didn't dampen. The rat named Ally raised his ears as the bangs on the door grew louder. To shake the room from within, boisterous shouts of the lab creator Hamilton was no exception. “Ally, are you dead or alive? Don't waste my time. You won't see the tomorrow's sunrise, I vouch”, proclaimed the angry Hamilton while his wrath echoed and faded in a deadly silence.

Ally was a clever rat. He knew the ways of appeasing his master. He jumped straight towards the key holder and took the key in his mouth, inserted it and unlocked the door knob. Before his master could utter further, Ally flung to the Hamilton's head and started rendering feathery massage. “Master you are tired. First, get in, take your seat, and have a glass of water” requested the rat.

However, Ally didn't shun from providing the massaging service. He continued to massage until Hamilton felt some relaxation. The rat climbed down through Hamilton's cloak and fetched a green potion. “Here it is master, have it” said the clever rat. Out of suspicion, Hamilton asked, “Why?” “You won't feel tired for months. See, it's 2 at night. Still, I am jumping, running around” convinced the rat while taking a sip of the potion.

By then Hamilton was assured, something great would happen. He drank the potion with faith, and garnered some strength while his body experienced jerks. The lab witnessed a windy mess with things scattered around. The excitement was profound. “Ha, ha, this is great. Thank you Ally for this miracle” boasted Hamilton. Ally danced and paraded on the edge of the worktable while he enjoyed over his master's reaction. Cleverly, Ally asked, “What next?” “I didn't reveal a secret for a long time. Wait for the tomorrow's sunrise” said Hamilton. The lab partners sat beside each other, waiting impatiently for the sunrise, while some pungent, greenish fumes whirled from a broken conical flask.

The sun rose the next day. Hamilton said to Ally, “Buck up. We are going on a trip” “Really” responded the rat. “Yes, wait a second, I will bring something for you” replied the master. Hamilton stood up, and went towards a cupboard. Meanwhile, Ally took out a glass sphere from his secret pocket and saw the future – flying in light, sliding in dark beautified with glittering stars, resting in greens, and so on. He felt excited.

Hamilton returned with a friendship band resembling a mooring rope. He opined, “This is our unity band. Let's put it around our waists” “Not right now. You proceed to the terrace. I will join you after a while” assured the excited rat. “Okay, don't be late” suggested the concerned researcher. Hamilton headed for the rooftop.

Ally filled his pocket with undisclosed things. Then, he hurried towards the terrace. Hamilton was holding the rudder wheel of the spacecraft. The rat jumped in, and the door closed. The duo fastened the band around their waists. The countdown began – 4, 3, 2, 1, and the spacecraft took off leaving a volley of milky fumes on the terrace.

The journey went smooth. The earth faded gradually until it was dark. The spacecraft entered the part of the universe where the gravitational pull of the earth wasn't felt. The shuttle swam in the space while the stars welcomed the travelers with their celestial glows.

However, a mishap took place after some time. A big meteor hit the shuttle, reducing it into tiny scraps. The debris disappeared in the space with lazy moves.

The travelers were left alone, fastened to the band. Hamilton wanted to come closer to Ally, but he couldn't as he felt weightlessness. The rat said, “Hold patience, something good will happen soon”

Within the blink of the eye, they were hurled towards a gigantic circular orifice that was fiery dark from inside. As the explorers progressed at the speed of the light, their bodies elongated, and reduced to the thickness of a white glowing thread. “Gosh! We have entered a black hole. We will be dead before reaching the event horizon” Hamilton sobbed.

After a second

“Here we are alive” declared Ally, requesting his master to open his eyes. The expedition enthusiasts saw white flashes that transformed into a serene earth- like planet. There were no birds, no animals, and no humans. The terrain featured furrows resembling to a tiger's skin. The atmosphere was pleasant. Every inhale smelled of roses. The pools had water, throwing silvery reflections of a clean, blue sky. The landscape spoke of an artist's impression.

Ally was superbly glad, but there was something pulling Hamilton back. “How can we return to the earth? We have lost our spacecraft” complained Hamilton. While cheering his master, Ally declared, “We have landed onto a new haven. Let's name it as Tigron-HA. We will spend the rest of our lives happily here”

Ally unchained his pocket. He took a few seeds and sowed them in a few furrows. Then, he walked for a while and reached a pond. Hamilton accompanied. The rat took out an empty bottle from his pocket, filled it, and sprinkled the water in the furrows. Soon, the millet crops grew, making the new planet green.

“Ha, ha, we have done. We have built a new earth”. The voices of joy roared in the air, making the planet alive with chirps of colorful birds, ducks wadding in ponds, trumpeting of mammoths, mooing of furry cows, and so on.

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