A beautiful morning, the people of Matsya kingdom crowded in the palace to see the Pandav brothers and their beloved wife Draupadi. 13 years were over but they had lost their Agyatvas they had to go reconciling for 13 more years.

"I won hahaha" laughed Dhuryodhan looking at the five brothers he feared will be his death.

"All of you should go reconciling again hahahaha" Dhuryodhan's happiness knew no bounds.

The five brothers bowed their heads down in shame and started moving out of the kingdom with their wife following them.

The people threw pitiful looks at the six of them...

"Nooo !! papa !! maa !! Tatshree !! Stopp" Sumitra shouted jerking out of her sleep, breathing heavily.

The other five sisters who were sleeping next to her jumped up in fear.

"Sumi !!" Called Suthanu rubbing her back.

"What's wrong ??" Prathivindhya asked getting down from his bed with his brothers.

The siblings surrounded their younger one who was horrified.

"Nightmare" She whispered making the others sigh in relief.

"It's fine !! Take this" Shrutsen forwarded a glass of water to his sister.

"Jyestha !! Any news about our parents ??" Sumitra asked looking at Prathivindhya.

"Hmm...no" Prathi said.

"And where are the Kaurav brothers ??" Printha asked as she knew they were spending sleepless nights to find them out.

"Matsya" Shrutakarma said making them sigh. Less did the children know that their parents were in Matsya.

"Senapati Keechak is dead !! Probably Murdered !!" Sutsom said.

"He's one of the powerful warriors in aryavart, they doubt pithashrees must have killed him" Shatanik said.

"Oh no !! Matsya" Sumitra shouted.

"What ??" Samyukthana asked as others knitted their eyebrows in confusion.

"That nightmare !! It was Matsya !! Everyone were cheering "Matsya's king" and inside the palace Tatshree Dhuryodhan with his brothers were laughing at pithashree and maa and...and..." Sumitra panted.

"And ??" Pragati and Pragya asked together.

"And...they...they..had to go reconciling again..." Sumitra bursted out crying bitterly, the brothers stood with a shocked look whereas the sisters were in the verge to break down crying.

"Shhh calm down Sumi" Prathi said hugging Sumitra.

"No Bhratha !! 13 more years... IMPOSSIBLE" Sumitra said.

"Can't we help them out ??" Pragya asked.

"What ??" Shatanik asked.

"Yeah !! If Panchal wages war on Hastinapur, the Kauravas will have to return to their kingdom and only 15 days are left" Pragathi said knowing what was in her twin's mind.

"No way !!" Prathivindhya said.

"They will accuse pithashrees saying they cheated. WAR WILL NOT BE WAGED UNLESS AND UNTIL THEY WIN THEIR AGYATVAS !! This is a rule !!" Prathi said with an helpless look.

"Then their Agyatvas ??" Suthanu asked to which they gave no reply.

"What if they los..." Sumitra kept her palm on Samyukthana's mouth stopping her, as the rest of them except Prathi gave death glares to Samyukthana.

"Jyesth !!" Pragya called Prathi who was in deep thoughts.

"What happened Jyesth ??" Sutsom asked.

"I wish I could help them !!" Prathi said as the others sighed, what mistake had they done to suffer so much ??

"Putri Sumitra !! What's wrong ?? I heard your shouts" Vijaya came running into the chamber with the other sisters.

"Nothing kaki !! She saw a nightmare" Niramitra said.

"Nightmare ?? Ohh no my little one !! Did you see something scary today ?? If you aren't comfortable then come and sleep with me tonight" Karenumati said.

"It's fine dear !! You're absolutely fine !!" Devika said checking Sumitra's temperature.

The other wives and sons of the Pandav brothers had come to Panchal as there was only 15 days left for the Pandav brothers to return.

"Maa it's that pith...." Suhotra tried telling them the reason behind all this but stopped seeing Shrutsen's signal.

"No Suhotra !! They might get worried" Shrutsen's look clearly said this.

"What did you say Suhotra ??" Vijaya asked turning to him.

"No kaki !! It's nothing..." Yudheya tried convincing her.

"What are you trying to hide Dheya ??" Valandhara asked.

"Nothing mata !! You know nuh ?? If someone gets too scared seeing something then that night they might see nightmares !!" Suthanu said

"Yeah but what made Sumi scared ??" Subhadra asked.

"Pranks !!" Samyuktha bursted out laughing.

Prathivindhya and Yudheya smirked knowing what Samyukthana was trying to say.

Sutsom, Shrutakarma, Shatanik, Shrutsen, Sarvaga, Abhimanyu, Niramitra and Suhotra gulped in fear.

[AN - Hidimba ,Ulupi, Chitrangada, Gatotgach, Iravan and Babruvahan aren't here as the real text says that they met during the war if you want further information please feel free to ask me]

"What prank ??" Karenumati asked raising her eyebrows.

"Nothing maa !! We did nothing" The brothers except Prathi and Dheya shouted as if there was no tomorrow.

"Prathi and Dheya tell me" Devika ordered.

"Maa !! These naughty boys tried pranking Sumi but the consequences didn't turn out to be good" Prathi said honestly.

"Pranking is not wrong but even that has a limit, she's a little girl" Karenumati said.

"Ahhhh noo maa sorry sorry mata we're really sorry !! Ahhhh please mathaaaa" Abhimanyu and Shrutakarma shouted as Subhadra pinched their ears with either of her hands.

"Maa !! This is unfair !! We were just pranking we never expected the consequences to be this bad" Abhi shouted while begging Subhadra to leave his poor ears.

"Maa seems like you love your daughters the most" Kirti said pouting.

"Yeah maa loves us the most" Pragati and Pragya squeeled and ran into Subhadra's embrace who cuddled the little girls.

"Maa and you didn't ask about the prank" Printha said giving teasing looks to her brothers, earning a glare in return.

"Sumi !! Tell dear !! What happened ??" Vijaya asked Sumitra who pouted.

"Aww my laddu !! Why are you getting angry on me ?? Tell me I won't spare them" said Vijaya pulling Sumitra's cheeks.

"Maa !! It was all because of Shrutsen Bhaiya as Suhotra Bhaiya" she said.

"Sorry maa" Shrutsen and Suhotra said as Vijaya gave them a deadly glare.

"I'll tell you matey" Samyu said and started narrating the whole story...

FLASHBACK :-
[Brothers' chamber]

"Abhi go sleep" Kirti said seeing Abhi yawn probably for the 5th time.

"I'm feeling bored Shruta !!" Abhi whined.

"Me too !!" Whined the other brothers.

"Jyesth and Dheya Bhratha are not here !! What about some mischiefs ??" Sutsom asked making all their faces glow.

"Awwiii I'm waiting..." Suhotra squeeled.

"Viju maa will kill you" Shrutsen laughed making Suhotra pout and others laugh.

"Shhh !! No noise !! Let's prank someone !!" Niramitra said.

"But whom Nira ??" Shatanik asked.

Everyone went into deep thoughts until...

"I know" everyone shouted in a chorus.

"Behn Sumitra" they again shouted in a chorus.

What a coincidence ?? All of them had the same thought. But poor Sumitra, what's gonna happen next ??

Taking advantage of Sumitra's innocence, they decided to prank the little girl...

"Sumi !! My laddu !!" Shrutsen called entering the library.

"Yes Bhratha ??" Sumitra smiled looking at Shrutsen and Suhotra.

"My gudiya !!" Suhotra said giving her a sweet smile.

"What Bhratha ?? It looks like oiling to me !! No mischiefs with me please" Sumitra said.

"Ohh !! No darlo !! We came here to take you along" said Suhotra trying to sound normal.

"Take me where ??" Sumitra asked with raised eyebrows.

"Suprise !! To a place !!" They said in a chorus making her face glow.

"Really ??" She asked overexcited.

"Yup darlo !!" Suhotra said.

"I'll go and tell the others" Sumitra said and tried leaving.

"No Sumitra !!" Shrutsen pulled her back.

"Only 3 of us are going !!" Suhotra said.

"But what if they feel bad !!" Pouted Sumitra.

"Lovely girl !!" Suhotra said.

"No worries !! Listen to us and come !! You wouldn't regret" Shrutsen said.

"But we will regret !! Mata will kill us" Suhotra whispered in Shrutsen's ears making him nod.

"What did you say ??" Sumitra asked.

"Uhmm nothing sweetheart !!" They said giving her innocent smiles.

"Let's go !!" Shrutsen said.

The trio walked down and saw a chariot ready for them.

"Where Bhratha ??" Sumitra asked curiously.

"Suspense !!" They said making her give them a disappointed look.

They got on to the chariot, and Shrutsen drove the chariot.

"What is this place ??" Sumitra asked as they entered a forest.

"Kampilya's forest !!" Suhotra said.

"There are so many dangerous animals in this forest !! Suhotra !! They find us, we're dead" Shrutsen said.

Suhotra tried hard to supress his laughter, yeah those words Shrutsen said was for scaring Sumitra.

Sumitra's stomach pooled with worries, besides the forest was too scary.

An arrow came flying and settled before the chariot making Sumitra shiver.

Shrutsen and Suhotra giggled mentally, those were Abhimanyu's arrows.

"What's this Bhratha ??" Suhotra asked pretending to be horrified.

"Tribes !! They'll kill us" Shrutsen said in a worried tone.

Sumitra was horrified by these !! The brothers tried hard to supress their laughter.

"Let's get back !!" Sumitra said.

All of a sudden the chariot shook and to Sumitra's horror it was stuck in wet mud.

Yeah this was another of plays !! The others made it wet and Shrutsen brought it there knowingly.

"Let's get down and walk ourselves to the palace" Suhotra said.

The trio got down and started walking back. Sumitra was staring around at the scary place.

All of a sudden she realised that no one was with her.

"Bhratha ??" She called without turning back, no reply came.

"Bhratha Shrutsen !!" She called but no response.

"Suhotra Bhaiya !!" She called but no response.

She shut her eyes closely, panting heavily she turned to find her brothers missing.

Sumitra's breath hitched as she looked around.

"Bhrathashree !!" She called but no one seemed to be around.

She knew the way to get back home, but how can she leave without them ?? Her brothers were her life ??

"Bhaiya ?? Is this a prank ??" She asked looking around.

"Stop it !! Come back !!" She shouted.

The 14 year old little girl was horrified by the happenings.

"Bhrathashreeeeeeeee" Sumitra's voice echoed in the forest.

Arrows came flying and made a circle around her not letting her to move anywhere.

Yeah it was Shrutakarma's and Abhimanyu's arrows, but the little girl didn't know it !!

You would have helped her in this case right ??

But the poor princess had no one nearby.

"Bhoom !!!" Came some voice making her jump in fear and turn back to see her brothers who were laughing at her.

"Haha... Sumitra... Such a coward you are..... Hahaha" Shrutsen laughed.

"Wh---" She had no words to speak.

The others were rolling on the ground, clutching their stomachs and laughing.

"How dare you !!" Sumitra shouted.

They had got into her nerves.

"Shrutsen !! Suhotra !!" She shouted seeing them laugh more amongst the brothers.

"Excuse me ?? Respect !! We are elder" they said and bursted out laughing.

"Stop !! Or I'll tell maatas !!" Her words zipped their words.

"I'll tell Viju maa !!" She said making Shrutsen and Suhotra gulp.

"Sumi !! My gudiya !! My darling !!" They said in chorus.

"Stop !! No more noise !! Take me back without speaking a word !!" She said fuming in anger.

The brothers suppressed their laughter and moved towards the palace with Sumitra along.

"Hmphhh" Sumitra twitched her nose and went to her chamber angrily making them chuckle...

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"How could you dare to even think of something like that !! So stupid" Vijaya shouted seeing her sons.

"Pranking is not wrong but that has a limit too, what if any wild animal harmed her !!" Karenumati followed.

"In that dense forest" Subhadra said giving a worried look to Sumitra.

"From morning she isn't talking to Shrutsen and Suhotra" Niramitra giggled but kept quiet seeing Karenumati's glare.

"Maa ?? Why are you glaring at us ?? There is no connection between us and this stupid prank !!" Prathi and Dheya shouted all of a sudden as they saw Devika glaring at them.

"Being the eldest ones !! You'll should check after them very often" Devika said.

"But maiii !!" They whined.

"Where were you both the whole day ??" She asked.

"Where else maa ?? Library or temple" Suthanu said making Devika chuckle and caress Thanu's hairs.

"Ok now !! It's time let's go !! Sumi come with me dear !! Seems like you got very scared." Vijaya said.

"Maa !! I wanna be here !!" Sumi said giving her a pleading look which melted her.

"Ok dear" she said.

The sisters left to their respective chamber. The brothers sighed in relief making the girls laugh at them.

"Ok I have a suprise" Prathi said.

"At midnight" Thanu said and frowned making him role his eyes.

"Tomorrow, Ulupi maa, Chitra maa, Babruvahan and Iravan are coming" Yudheya said.

The younger ones squeeled in excitement.

"I wish Hidimba maa and Gato Bhaiya was also here" Samyukthana said.

"They will come too Yukta !! In a few days" Yudheya said making others grin.

"Thanu ?? What's wrong ??" Yudheya asked seeing her in deep thoughts.

"Bhratha !! It's that..." Thanu struggled to talk.

"Suthanu !! Open up !!" Prathi said making her burst out crying.

Yudheya hugged her tightly. The brothers' heart beats were wild seeing her like that. Whereas the sisters' eyes teared up.

"Shushh !! Ladli ?? What happened ??" Abhimanyu asked coming near her.

"Pithashree" Thanu sobbed.

The little girl missed her father.

"Thanu only 15 more days" Dheya assured.

"What if they lose bhaiya ?? I...I.. won't live anymore...not another second" she cried bitterly making their eyes tear up at her words.

"Listen Choti !! Let's hope for good" Kirti said.

"The only way left is to hope, I failed as a son !!" Said Prathivindhya as he sighed.

"NO JYESTH !! DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT AGAIN !! YOU'RE THE BEST SON ANYONE CAN ASK FOR" the others shouted.

"I'm not crying, I'm fine see !! Now let's sleep" Suthanu said smiling fakely.

"They won't be found !! Remember the blessings given by Yamraj ?? That will succeed in Agyatvas !!" Shatanik said making everyone smile.

Oh yeah !! God's blessings will not go unfulfilled !!

"Now what are you all looking at ?? Go to sleep !! I don't want to hear snorings in the morning, all of you should be up early" Yudheya said.

"Bhaiyaaaaaaaa" the brothers whined.

"Shhh no noise !! She's sleeping" Yudheya said pointing to Thanu who fell asleep in Dheya's embrace.

The brothers smiled lovingly at their sister as Yudheya kissed her forehead and caressed her hairs.

Sumitra laid her head on Suhotra's lap, whereas Printha did the same with Niramitra, Pragya and Pragathi with Abhimanyu and Samyukthana with Sarvaga.

"Someone forgot us !!" The five upapandavas pouted seeing their respective sisters hugging their brothers.

The other laughed at their expressions.

"Ok ok my beloved sisters sleep peacefully with their snorings !!" Shrutsen said in a mocking manner making his four brothers nod and chuckle.

"As if you all don't snore !!" The others said and bursted out laughing at their speechless expression.

"Good night Kumbkarnas" Yudheya said making everyone laugh more expect for the upapandavas.

"Dheyaa" Prathi gave a fake warning look which only made them laugh more.

"Perfect name Bhratha !!" Pragya said earning glares from them.

The upapandavas smiled seeing their siblings laugh and joined them this time.

Everyone got on to the bed and slept peacefully after some chit chatting.....

What a lovely bond they share !! So cute as well as inspiring !! Isn't it ??

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