CHAPTER 3
Vardhan's P.O.V.

"Dean, you called me?" I asked entering the Dean's cabin.

"Oh yes, I surely did! Come and take a...." I just went and took a seat, "Never mind, you already have made yourself comfortable." Dean said adjusting his specs. " So I wanted to inform you about the little bit of change in our schedule, one related to the Dream Team competition. I have just got this certain notice from the Head of the Dream Team competition." He said forwarding me a typed letter.

I quickly scanned through the contents of the letter and found an amusing information.

"A new member in the board. Really Dean ? And now as per this letter, this new member will be regulating the whole event ? You called me for this piece of information ? You know I don't care who is in the board and who isn't ! And I don't think I give two pieces to whether the UN has decided to join hands with the Dream Team Competition due to whatever shitty plans and / or motive they have. You have wasted my valuable time Dean." I said.

"That's not all Vardhan. This letter consisted of two pages, I have given you only one. Here is the second page." Dean said giving me the second sheet.

My eyes were, once again, quick enough to go through the letter.

"Now this is going to be interesting, very interesting." I said smirking. "Me and my team will have to camp at a place, decided by the Dream Team board, that too for an allotted period of time. Based on our work and contributions there, we will be given the green signal to go further. Something like a semi-finale before a finale round." I concluded from the letter.

"Yes." Dean nodded.

"So we don't know about the place, nor the time allotted to us. It's all a secret for now. And the board expects me and my students to develop and help a village, as well as concentrate on making a damn car for their damn grand finale event." I said.

"Dream Team Competition is one of the most prestigious events Vardhan and it is natural for the UN to see it as an opportunity to develop relations between countries as well as promote humanity. Personally, I feel it's a great idea." Dean said.

"A great idea, for sure, but with ulterior motives." I spoke slowly.

"Oh, stop thinking rubbish Vardhan. What ulterior motives can they have ? It's simply to boost the Humanitarian bonds." Dean said.

"Humanitarian bonds, in a competition of machines ? Either they think us to be a fool, or you think of them as a fool. But whatever motives they may have, it's between them and our government. I don't give a shit." I said getting up.

"Language Vardhan." Dean said rebuking me for cursing.

"Oh, and before I forget Dean" I said, stopping near the cabin door, "I am assistant mentor to help me train my bunch of fools."

"Okay, I'll go through the list and find someone." Dean said, opening a file.

"I think you haven't heard me clearly, Dean. I said, 'I am appointing someone' . To be precise, I have already found him. He'll be joining me soon." I said making my point clear.

"Oh sorry, how can I forget the damn rules, Your team and Your rules. Fine with me. Thanks for informing me before his arrival Vardhan."

"Language Dean." I said teasing him.

"Ya, ya, atleast tell me his name. I need to type an appointment letter for him." Dean said.

"All in good time Dean, all in good time. As for the letter, you don't need to worry, you will get the letter soon. Just make sure to put your signature and stamp on it." I said and then turned to move out of the cabin.

"Meet me in the Dream Team Room in precisely twelve minutes." I sent out the text. It's time for some exercises with my foolish intelligent bunch.

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"I swear I'm never going to need any gym membership, all thanks to Vardhan sir." Vidushi huffed.

"Better. You can save all the money for your movies." Aarushi said laughing.

"No but on a serious note, Vidushi you should have become accustomed with Vardhan Sir's ways, atleast by now." Aarush said.

"Keyword, I 'should', but to my utter despair, I haven't. Plus, I don't think I'll ever be able to get familiar with his ways." Vidushi said.

"Vidushi ji is saying true. How can one get accustomed to someone's behaviour, when he keeps on changing his behavior every second. He shreds his scales like a snake and changes colours like a chameleon." Yoyo added.

"Glad to know I'm a snake and a chameleon for you, Khushwant singh." Vardhan said entering the room.

"S-i... Sir, you ?" Yoyo asked stammering.

"Me ?" Vardhan said with a straight face.

"You here?" He against said testing his luck.

"I believe I'm the one who has called this meeting?" Vardhan's poker face still intact.

"What Yoyo means to say is sir you had asked us to meet you in twelve minutes and you, not that I'm complaining, yourself arrived half an hour late." Parth said trying to save Yoyo from Vardhan's wrath.

"Hmm.... So I am thirty minutes late, right Parth ?" Vardhan said taking a stroll around the room.

"No sir you are our mentor, you can come whenever you want. I didn't mean to sound like that" Parth said, trying to cover up his words.

"No, you are right, I am thirty minutes late. So, that means you guys had long thirty minutes here, in this room, all to yourselves. Now tell me what did you guys do to spent these 1800 seconds ?" Vardhan said.

All of them found themselves going stiff for a moment. 'Shit !' All of them though together.

"Sanyukta ?"

Silent.

"Randhir ?"

Silent.

"Piya ?"

Silent.

"Aarush ?"

Silent.

"Arav ?"

Silent.

"Aarushi ?"

Silent.

"Vidushi ?"

Silent.

"Parth ?"

Silent.

"Yo.... Never mind." He said looking at the rest.

"Let me answer for you all. You all were busy gossiping and playing love-birds. I called you all in a room which had all of your equipments, you guys had your brains and you could have invested it in making something new, or developing ideas for the car, but no. You decided to take it as a leisure period." Vardhan shouted.

"This is the team, that will win the trophy for me, that will bring a change in the world.... Bullshit !" He said standing infront of them.

"All of you..." He said pointing at each of them with his index fingers, "each and everyone, are nothing but a bunch of farzi engineers. I am disappointed, utterly and completely disappointed in you guys. I cannot believe I am going to train you lazy fools." His face showing his stern expression.

"Sir...." Sanyukta started speaking.

"WHAT ?" Sanyukta's eyes closed at once in fear.

"HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY AND JUSTIFY YOUR ACTIONS MISS CAPTAIN ?" He shouted.

She slowly shook her head in negative.

"That's what I thought." Vardhan said a bit calm this time.

His calmness scaring the team. They all exchanged looks trying to find the reason behind his sudden silence.

"I think I need another ringmaster to train you animals. For, if I do it alone, I might take a lives or two. You guys will soon meet your new mentor, or should I say, new assistant mentor." Vardhan said.

"New mentor ?" Sanyukta asked cautiously.

"Yes, new mentor. That's all you need to know for now." Vardhan said. His words showing that he is not going to share anymore information on this matter.

"And don't you dare and think you guys are off the loop for your waste of time earlier. I want you, all of you, here tonight at 7:30pm sharp. Make sure to pack a pair of change of clothes." Vardhan said. His eyes challenging everyone, daring them to ask question or oppose his order.

"Good, it's good. See you all tonight. Till then, dismiss." He said and the team rushed out, without wasting another second.

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Ok, I know I had said I'll be updating tomorrow but my chapter was ready so I decided why not today ? So here is the next chapter. Hope you all like it.

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