🚆 Love Train in Facebook Station
03:42 PM – Inside Research Facility
Emergency lights flickered across the narrow corridor.
Red.
Dark.
Red again.
The air felt heavy.
At the center stood Srikant, his gun raised—
But his eyes weren't on the enemy.
They were locked on Sasmita.
Because she wasn't moving.
She wasn't reacting.
She was just… standing there.
Still.
Silent.
Different.
The Shift
"Sasmita…" Srikant's voice was low.
No response.
Beside him, Rudra Sen whispered—
"Something's wrong."
Srikant took a step forward.
"Sasmita, look at me."
Slowly—
She turned her head.
Her eyes met his.
Cold.
Emotionless.
Calculated.
Not the girl he knew.
The Voice Returns
Then she spoke.
But the tone—
Was not hers.
"You're late."
Silence hit like a shockwave.
Rudra immediately raised his weapon.
"Back off."
Srikant didn't move.
He couldn't.
"Sasmita… stop this."
She tilted her head slightly.
Observing him.
Analyzing him.
Like a subject.
Not a person.
Axis Control?
Suddenly—
The speakers echoed again.
The calm, controlled voice of
Sovereign filled the corridor.
"Fascinating… isn't it?"
Srikant's jaw tightened.
"What did you do to her?"
Sovereign replied—
"I didn't do anything."
Pause.
"I simply activated what already existed."
Rudra shouted—
"You triggered her Aurora conditioning!"
Sovereign didn't deny it.
"Correction."
"I completed it."
The Truth
Sasmita stepped forward slowly.
Every movement precise.
Perfect.
Unnatural.
Rudra whispered—
"She's running on cognitive protocol…"
"No emotional interference."
Srikant's grip tightened.
"That's not her."
The Confrontation
Sasmita stopped just a few steps away from Srikant.
Close.
Too close.
She looked straight into his eyes.
Then calmly said—
"You are a threat."
Time froze.
Rudra reacted instantly—
"Srikant move!"
But Srikant didn't.
He lowered his weapon slightly.
"No."
Rudra shouted—
"Are you insane?!"
Srikant's voice calm—
"If I attack…"
"I lose her forever."
Internal Battle
For a moment—
Nothing moved.
Then—
Sasmita's hand slowly lifted.
Gun aimed directly at Srikant.
Her finger on the trigger.
No hesitation.
Rudra's heart started racing.
"Don't do this…"
Srikant looked at her.
Not afraid.
Not angry.
Just… steady.
"You know me."
Silence.
The trigger tightened slightly.
Then—
A flicker.
Just for a second.
Her eyes changed.
Emotion flashed.
Pain.
Confusion.
Memory vs Control
Inside her mind—
Voices collided.
"Target neutralize…"
"Emotional interference detected…"
"Subject unstable…"
And then—
Another voice.
Soft.
Real.
"Srikant…"
Her hand trembled.
Gun still aimed.
But unstable now.
Break Point
Srikant took one step closer.
"Sasmita… come back."
Rudra shouted—
"STOP!"
But it was too late.
One more step.
Now the gun was almost touching him.
Sasmita's breathing changed.
Fast.
Uncontrolled.
Tears formed—
But her expression still cold.
"I… can't…"
The Choice
Sovereign's voice echoed again—
"Finish it."
Silence.
Dead silence.
Everyone waiting.
Sasmita's finger tightened.
0.1 second away—
Then—
She turned the gun.
BANG!
Shot fired.
But not at Srikant.
At the wall.
Gun fell from her hand.
She collapsed to her knees.
Control Broken
Rudra rushed forward.
"System collapse…"
"Protocol destabilizing…"
Srikant knelt beside her instantly.
"Sasmita!"
She held her head.
"I… I saw everything…"
Tears rolled down.
"They were controlling me…"
Srikant held her shoulders.
"You're back."
She looked at him.
Scared.
But real.
"Yes…"
But then she whispered—
"Not completely."
Final Twist
Suddenly—
Facility lights went completely dark.
Power cut.
Total blackout.
Rudra's voice—
"That's not us…"
Then—
A new sound.
Slow footsteps.
Coming from deeper inside the facility.
Not one.
Multiple.
Srikant stood up instantly.
Gun ready.
"Get behind me."
Sasmita tried to stand.
Weak.
But alert.
Darkness thick.
Footsteps closer.
Then—
Emergency lights flickered ON.
And what they saw—
Made Rudra freeze.
Dozens of people.
Standing still.
Eyes blank.
Controlled.
All looking at them.
Sasmita whispered—
"They've already used the compound…"