Golden Feathers: Search to find the Legendary City of Gold

…"Wait a second, I just realised another thing, you didn't say your last name while introducing yourself, is there a reason for that?" Asked Dep.

" *cough* Uhm *burp*, sorry guys I have to go to the…. I'm gonna have to leave right now, let's talk some other time. Also, Veer please finish the remaining food, it's all untouched." Abhi didn't answer Dep's question and instead packed his stuff and jogged towards the school building…

"......." As Abhi was jogging towards the school building, Dep, Veer, and Kevin looked at him attentively, as soon as Abhi left their sight, the three of them locked their gaze on each other. Squinting their eyes in silence. And at once, all three of them say the same thing to break the silence.

"HE IS SO SUS!"

"Did he really just run away after we just asked about his last name?" Said Dep while she emitted disbelief from her eyes.

"He didn't even finish half of his food. He just got up and left. Well… I'm not complaining about more food but still pretty sus." Veer said as he ate from the plate Abhi had left behind.

"Shut up goofy glutton. How are you so slim after eating the daily food portions of an African family of 12 in a single sitting." Said Dep while cringing and grimacing at Veer.

"Boohoo, loike you alen't the smae Dep." Replied with a Veer with a mouth full of rice.

"Stop! On a serious note, was he also trying to avoid the topic of Incident 99?" Asked Kevin.

"Probably, as he was also very vague when describing the time he left Rakvill. Answered Dep.

"Yeah, we tried to make the conversation as casual as possible, you even stopped me from digging too deep about the time period when he left Rakvill. And he still wasn't letting out any info." Said Veer while chowing down on his rice.

"I still don't understand one thing though, why would he try to hide his last name? The school definitely has his last name written somewhere, so we will know sooner or later. What's the point in hiding it?" Said Dep.

"Yeah, and he was okay with revealing he is from Rakvill but won't reveal something as basic as a last name?" Said Veer.

"That is weird indeed. What do you guys think the reason could be for a person hiding their own last name?"

"Maybe he is related to one of the teachers and doesn't want to reveal that." Said Veer.

"Or maybe he has an embarrassing last name like Gaylord or Padukone haha." Said Dep, also known as Deepika.

"Hehe, that would be very funny." Said Veer.

"Whatever the reason might be, we need to get to the bottom of this. Dep, you said that his last name has to be written somewhere in the school documents right?" Said Kevin while looking at Dep.

"Yeah, what about it?" Dep replied to Kevin.

"What if we request our teachers to show us some of the relevant documents and solve the mystery behind Abhi's last name?" Said Kevin.

"I mean… yeah that could work, but sooner or later Abhi will definitely hear about it." Said Dep.

"That should be fine though right?" Kevin replied.

"Honestly though, I feel like we are forcing ourselves onto him. Sure, he might be a lead to solve the mystery of the 'incident', but he is a person before that, and we should respect his wishes and his right to remain silent and stop bothering him about it, if he gets to know we were stalking him, he might start to distrust us." Said Veer.

"....." Kevin and Dep stare at Veer with intensity while not saying a single word as if they just saw a ghost.

Veer breaks the eerie silence:

"So, let's just check the teacher's register for his name without letting him or anyone else know."

"LES GOOO." Said dep

"That's more like you. Almost thought you got a brain transplant or something." Said Kevin while laughing out loud.

"Haha, so true." Said Dep.

"Anyways, the register is locked inside the cabinet beneath our teacher's classroom desk." Said Veer.

"Damn, so how will we get the keys to unlock the cabinet?" Asked Kevin.

"Don't worry about it." Replied Veer.

"Sigh, every time you say that my anxiety always shoots up to the heavens." Said Dep while facepalming her forehead and looking tense.

" Okay so there are about 20 minutes left for the 6th period to start so let's get going. Eat up quick." Said Kevin.

The trio of Dep Veer and Kevin took their time to finish their food and pack up, while they were about to leave, Dep stalled them and said:

"Hold up, let's do something"

"Now what?" Said Kevin in frustration.

"Let's do 1 thing before we leave, come here and stand in a triangle pattern."

"Let's just go, Kevin. Dep is the Professional Down Timer." Said Veer

"Yup" Kevin and Veer start walking away towards the school building.

"Aww fuck you guys. Why are both of you always the biggest bore." Said Dep while jogging to catch up with them.

"Sorry Dep, let's do your triangle thing some other day, we don't have a lot of time right now." Said Veer

"Whatever, I was gonna do our cool group tradition we have been doing since we were kids." Said Dep, with a disappointed face.

"Haha, we can just say the tagline if you want." Said Veer while reminiscing about their childhood.

"Acceptable, also I still have our spy googles. We are wearing them no more debate." Replied Dep."Wooo, no way you still have them, after the majority of our research started being indoors I thought we will never get to wear these again. So glad we could go back to the good ole days." Said Veer

"Hell nah, I ain't doing that." Intervened Kevin.

As he finished saying that, Veer gives him the 'side eye'; Then Kevin turns back to see, Dep staring at him…

Menacingly!

"OK! Alright let's do it" Kevin accepts the notion and goes with the flow.All three of them take on these black shades they call the "spy googles" from Dep and wear them.

Peer pressure, nostalgia or excitement, whatever the reason might have been. All three of them, say in unison:

"Agents of hypotenuse declare the Mission Information Abduction begins."...

The trio of agents quickly walk back to the class before the school bell rings and all the students gather inside the classroom.

"All right, let's go into the classroom, and open the door slowly and quietly." Said Dep.

"We already wasted a Lotta time getting to the classroom; can't do stuff slowly." Said Kevin as he was trying to unlock the door by fidgeting with its latch mechanism.

"Ok, then make as much noise as possible." Replied Dep with a sarcastic tone.

"Bet."

"Wait, wait! WAIT! I wasn't talking to you-"

BAM!

Veer kicks! the door open, creating a loud Bang and Screech

"Agent Veer strikes again." Said Veer while making a finger pistol and waving it around.

"Keep yourself safe."

"Well, I guess no one heard that, and on the bright side, the door is open. The classroom looks empty as well." Said Kevin.

"All right, whatever. Veer and I will go look for the register; look at the little cabinet on the rug under the teacher's desk, that's our target soldiers. And Kevin, you keep a watch for anyone coming." Said Dep in a Grumpy voice.

"Aye aye sir… I mean Ma'am." Replied Kevin following the gag

As the trio went inside the class it was mostly dark as the lights were turned off and windows closed, so the only source of light was from the main door they just opened.

"Ok, let me see….. Crap, I forgot this cabinet had a lock. How will we get the register now?" Said Dep while she swiped the sweat off of her forehead.

"I think it's time for the 2nd coming of Agent Veer!!!" Said Veer while laughing like a psychopath.

"Veer Singh Noubiches, I swear to God it's not the time or place; we have like 2 min-" Dep was interrupted.

"Agent Veer's detective skills tell me; if the keys are what you seek, under da rug, you shall peek!" Veer did the interruption.

"No one will keep keys in such an obvious place.

Wait…... what…...why…. how the hell is this actually working, no way these are the Real keys-" Dep was in disbelief as she inserted the newly found key and twisted them in the lock.

Click! The lock falls open…

"Agent Veer always comes through." Agent Kevin starts the rhymes.

"Agent Veer takes the win for the crew." Agent Dep Continues.

"Hehehahaw." Veer's laugh brews.

"We can finally see what is Abhi's last name." Said Dep with excitement.

"Will this mission lead us to some well-earned fame?" Exclaimed Veer with overloading Joy.

"Time to reveal the mystery of his name." Screamed Kevin with Swagger Rhythm.

"What in the world are the three of you doing?"…

"Kevin, did you say that?"Asks Dep in a shaky tone.

"Not me, maybe it was Veer."

"Nuhuh, it wasn't me."

The three of them slowly turn back to carefully observe the class.

"Then who the hell said that-" Dep tries to ask the question while facing the darkness of the class."Come out or we might have to pull you outta there." Said Kevin.Immediately after the trio takes on a formation that they call the "Attack Arrow", where Kevin stands at the front facing the 'enemy' and the other two stay behind Kevin's two shoulders taking a boxing pose while observing the 'enemy' from the side.

Suddenly a silhouette appears to emerge from the dark, it says:

"What! The! Hell! Are you doing?".

...….