LIVESTREAM VIEWERS
The last thing the world saw was chaos.
Arbok's hood filled the screen—massive, enraged, purple scales gleaming under the sun.
Pidgeotto dived in to intercept—
Arbok's tail glowed silver—
IRON TAIL—SWING—
The camera jerked as the tail clipped Pidgeotto's wing.
She spiraled downward—
And the same tail continued its arc—
CRACK!
The drone's view shattered into static.
The screen went white—
Then black.
Stream offline.
That was it.
No Aakash. No team. No follow-up.
Just black.
VIEWER POV — PURE TERROR WITHOUT CONTEXT
Chat detonated in one second:
[HELLO?? HELLO?? STREAM DEAD??]
[WHAT HAPPENED TO PIDGEOTTO???]
[WHERE IS AAKASH??]
[WHY DID THE DRONE BREAK BRO WHAT WAS THAT]
[RECONNECT RECONNECT RECONNECT]
A few seconds later, panic escalated.
[HE WAS RIGHT THERE NEXT TO ARBOK]
[IT WAS SO BIG WTF]
People refreshed the stream.
Nothing.
They reloaded.
Still black.
The anxiety was suffocating.
INDIA — PUBLIC SHOCK ACROSS THE COUNTRY
In metros, people screamed.
In college hostels:
"BRO DID YOU SEE—THE DRONE—IT HIT THE DRONE—!!"
In office break rooms:
"Someone call the forest department! Someone call the army!"
"He was so close to the Arbok—what if—?""SHUT UP, HE'S FINE, HE HAS TO BE."
Parents stared at phones in dread.
Kids cried.
WhatsApp exploded:
"Is the boy alive???""What happened?? Did he escape?""Any update??""PLEASE someone confirm!"
INTERNATIONAL VIEWERS — FEAR WITHOUT ANSWERSUSA (Twitch watch parties)
People jumped out of their seats.
A streamer yelled:
"The drone is DOWN—DOWN—WHAT HAPPENED NEXT!? WHERE IS HE!?"
Chat spam:
[CALL THE AUTHORITIES][THE SNAKE WAS HUGE][AAKASH HAD LIKE FIVE SECONDS TO REACT]
Europe
Viewers froze mid-bite, mid-sentence, mid-breath.
A French viewer whispered:
"He didn't even scream… it just cut…"
Africa & Latin America
People stared at black screens for minutes before realizing the stream truly died.
"Did he run?""Did the snake strike again?""No way, no way, he's fine… right?"
NEWS CHANNELS — BREAKING NEWS INSTANTLY
Within minutes, every major Indian channel flashed:
"POKÉMON LIVESTREAM INTERRUPTED BY ATTACK — STATUS UNKNOWN"
Debates exploded.
A reporter screamed on live TV:
"We lost the feed seconds after Arbok attacked—THAT SNAKE WAS THE SIZE OF A TRUCK—!"
Someone else stammered:
"Pidgeotto fell… we think… we don't know—"
A calmer anchor:
"We must not assume the worst. The boy has survived dozens of encounters."
But the panic spread faster than reason.
THE GOVERNMENT — HIGH-LEVEL VIDEO CALL (MINISTERS)
A private conference call began within minutes.
The first sentence:
"Is Aakash alive?"
Someone snapped:
"We didn't SEE him get hurt—only the drone was hit!"
Another retorted:
"Arbok was mid-attack! He was RIGHT THERE—if Pidgeotto fell—"
The PMO Secretary exhaled sharply:
"If anything has happened to him, the political fallout will be catastrophic."
Another minister muttered:
"And he already warned us—if the government doesn't support him, he will leave India. If he dies IN India—"
Silence.
Terrifying silence.
RAWAT — WAR ROOM PANIC
Rawat slammed both palms on the table.
"CALL HIS SAT PHONE!"
A lieutenant dialed.
No signal.
"Sir… no connection."
Rawat's jaw clenched.
"Track his location."
"Dense canopy blocking satellite."
An officer swallowed.
"Sir… Arbok of that size… could have…"
Rawat cut him off:
"HE IS ALIVE UNTIL I HEAR OTHERWISE. SEND A GROUND TEAM TO WAIT OUTSIDE THE TERRITORY LINE. READY TO ENTER AT MY SIGNAL."
The entire room held its breath.
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Biologists, physicists, ecologists—everyone who followed the stream froze.
A Japanese ecologist whispered:
"That Arbok… its hood was swollen with venom sacs. It was in a berserk state. He… he had no protection after the drone fell…"
A robotics engineer muttered:
"That tail impact—one hit destroyed the drone's internal frame…"
A biologist clenched her fists:
"Come on kid… show up… just breathe, please"
Fear.
Not of Pokémon.
But of losing the one person who understood them.
People who argued moments ago now typed only:
[Aakash please be okay]
[Someone find him]
[We need an update]
[Please come back on stream]
Millions waited.
In silence.
Staring at a frozen black screen.
15 minutes.
For the world, it felt like an hour.
For Rawat, it felt like his chest was being crushed.
The War Room was dead silent—every officer waiting, every monitor showing satellite failure, every minute without contact twisting deeper dread into the air.
Finally, Rawat stood up and growled:
"Prepare the intervention team. Armored gear . We move in FIVE."
A lieutenant nodded—
But before his order could even be relayed—
BRRRRRRRRRR—
The satellite phone vibrated violently in Rawat's hand.
He froze.
Everyone froze.
He didn't even breathe as he answered.
"HELLO!?"
A shaky voice came through—
"Sir—Captain Sethi here—"
Rawat's knees nearly buckled.
"What's the situation?! Is he— Is Aakash—"
Sethi cut him off quickly, voice trembling but controlled:
"Aakash is alive, sir. Injured and unconscious, but breathing. Stable."
Every officer in the room exhaled at the same time, some slumping into chairs, some wiping their eyes.
Rawat pressed the phone harder against his ear.
"What happened? What is the threat level? What are your coordinates?"
"We're safe now," Sethi continued. "We're in the care of… an extremely powerful pokemon. It has neutralized the Arbok. It's… complicated, sir. But the situation is under control."
Rawat covered his mouth, eyes burning with relief.
"Good… good… keep him safe. Do NOT move until he wakes. I repeat: stay where you are."
"Yes, sir."
The call disconnected.
Rawat leaned against the table.
He didn't realize he was shaking.
Meanwhile — The Stream Returns
Ritu finally managed to get enough signal to reconnect her backup drone.
The world saw black screen—
Then loading—
Then a low-resolution emergency feed flickered on.
Chat erupted instantly:
[IT'S BACK IT'S BACK]
[RITU PLEASE SAY SOMETHING]
[WHERE IS EVERYONE]
The shaky drone view showed:
• Dozens of injured Pokémon being treated by Bulbasaur
• Rapidash lying peacefully, breathing steadily
• Chikorita curled in Kavya's lap
• Rhyhorn being healed with soft green light
And then—
Ritu turned the camera around.
Her voice was hoarse, trembling from shock.
"Everyone… we're safe."
Chat exploded again.
Ritu continued:
"The team is unharmed. Our Pokémon are okay. And… Aakash…"
She turned the camera down.
Aakash lay on soft glowing grass, unconscious but breathing calmly.Venusaur's grass aura covered him like a protective blanket.
He looked peaceful.
Healing.
Alive.
Ritu took a shaky breath.
"A powerful Venusaur intervened. It saved all of us. The Arbok is gone. The injured Pokémon around the forest are being taken care of."
She wiped her eyes quickly.
"We'll end the stream here for today. Aakash needs rest. Everyone here needs rest."
She bowed her head slightly toward the drone.
"Thank you for worrying. Please wait for updates."
The drone shut down.
The stream ended.
Global Reaction — Collective Relief
Millions who had spent fifteen minutes fearing the worst…
…finally breathed again.
[THANK GOD]
[HE'S FINE HE'S FINE HE'S FINE]
[BRO I WAS SHAKING]
[I THOUGHT WE LOST HIM]
People cried.
Some prayed.
Some laughed nervously.
Parents hugged their kids.
All over the world—in India, the US, Europe, Japan, Africa—the same words kept repeating:
"He's alive."