The gatotkaca 2050
Four Punakawan

Warm boiled cassava dishes are seen still reflecting the smoke, the fragrant aroma is spreading to fill the middle room of the hut owned by ki lurah Semar. His round face with his nose jutting inward and his narrow eyes and lips always with a smile, is the hallmark of ki lurah Semar Badrayana. The most respected figure by any king.

Not only because of his power to control the wild nature of Hanoman, but also his wisdom in dealing with something. Not a few holy kings came to him to ask for advice.

One last full moon (one full moon \= two weeks or 15 days), his hut in Karang Kedempel the arrival of the Batara Guru, the god who rules the three worlds. His arrival in addition to wanting to talk with his brother, as well as giving news of the prophecy of kahyangan.

“*Hmmm... What dream did I have last night, could Batara Guru's arrival to my rickety hut?” said Semar who looks very happy with the arrival of his brother.

Semar and Batara Guru are two of three brothers from his father named Sang Hyang Tunggal and his mother Dewi Wiranti. 

The birth of the three of them occurred when the mother found a golden egg that she cared for like her own child. Once the egg broke, the skin turned into a Togog. The white part of the egg becomes Semar, and the Red part becomes Batara Guru.

“Salam, my brother lurah Semar.” Batara teacher bowed in respect.

“Please come in, sit first in my small hut. Let cantrik make a special dish for Mr. Batara Guru.”

The two brothers sat facing each other, from the face of Batara Guru implied there was news that wanted to be shared with Semar.

“What is this? tumben Batara Guru wants to come down from Kayangan to my hut.”

“There is a message from Kayangan that I will share with teacher Semar.” The sturdy man who was very far away with his brother squinted his eyes, staring around Semar's hut.

“Oalaaah, if you want to say yes by the way. No need to look around my hut? hehehe.” Semar chuckled to see the reverberation of the ruler of the three worlds.

“Pardon, Ki Semar..” Batara Guru paused for a moment his words, even though he was a God who ruled three worlds, namely the human realm, the heaven realm, and the underworld hell realm. Still, if he met Semar, he always looked down. 

“You have nothing wrong, no need to apologize anyway.”

Batara Guru let out a long sigh, he calmed himself and then began to tell me, “there is a prophecy that says that soon there will be a young man who comes away from the future from now. He came to ask for our help against a creature that wants to destroy the earth.”

“Hehehehe.. From the first also many who want to destroy the earth. But as long as the good is still there, the earth will always stand upright,” hissed Semar while chuckling.

“His arrival indicates that soon there will be a child from Bima who will be used by the Gods to resist attacks from the Gandarwa.”

Semar held onto her puffed-up stomach, there was concern in her even though the smile on her face was still fluffy. “What's with Gandarwa nation?”

From a long time ago they wanted to rule the Heaven. But it never worked, because the Gods always had an antidote to banish the Gandarwa, a race that was a fusion of giants and jinn. They were eager to take the place of the gods, but it would be impossible. Because if only the palace of Kayangan managed to be controlled, then the world will be destroyed.

“The more days, they get stronger. Their armies are also increasing. Their leader already had a very powerful king.”

“Hmmm...” Semar fell silent, he thought of what a solution to this problem was.

During this time there was jealousy between the gods who lived in Heaven which was too luxurious his life, every day just spent on fun. As for the Gandarwa, they lived at the very end of the world. Not a single human could survive there.

Seeing the life of the gods that was always fulfilled, the Gandarwa people were intrigued to invade Kayangan and force the gods to move. But their efforts always failed, because sometimes Arjuna helped drive Gandarwa who wanted to go up into the sky.

“Your job is to bring the child here, then help him in educating and raising Bima's second son. Because the gods will give the child an advantage in the future. In two days, his age increased by one year.”

“Hmmm.. If it is indeed the will of the gods, I will obey it.” The bush plays its long beard.

“Greetings, actually I would love to enjoy boiled cassava here. But I can't linger. There are other things I have to do.” Batara Guru begged himself, then retreated and disappeared without coming out of the Door.

“Hm... Yasudah, then let me spend this cassava stew,” Semar said while inviting his cantrik to sit next to him*.

Today, after fourteen days of the arrival of Batara Guru. The prophecy about the youth from the future proved, he sent Petruk, one of the Punakawan who is famous for his magic to pick up the young man spoken of by the gods.

“Hmmm, what really happened to your world, young man?” search Semar who is now sitting in the middle of the Punakawan.

The eagle fell silent, thinking about where the story should start.

“Monggo, just tell me. Don't be shy,” sela Gareng who had been playing elbow with Petruk.

This Gareng and Petruk used to be sworn enemies. They felt themselves the most handsome among the other jinn, their devotion was quite high. But there was one phase where their feud turned into a fierce fight.

At that time Gareng was chosen as a powerful king, no one could fight him. Only Petruk can fight Gareng, finally their battle happened. The battle was fierce for seven days and seven nights. They made their faces bruise and become what they are today. 

Since that incident the two were appointed Punakawan, although they are like brothers, but sometimes the nature of their competition still often appears.

“A few years before extraterrestrials invaded Earth, some astronauts returned from outer space. Their mission finds the outermost planet of the solar system. Unfortunately they carry an important component to the planet they come to, a generator of the life of a planet brought by them.”

“Sek... sek... sek..... Astornot? genrat...genrat... What is it all?” The confused one spoke.

“Astronot. It was a job, just like a merchant, or a rancher. Their job is to go into space, research whether life is there. Generators, not genrates. It is like a tool to support energy. If on earth, like the sun.”

“Oooh, so,” nod Bagong.

“It was a big mistake for humans, especially somehow they could land at my place. Not at the place of origin of their departure, America.”

“Hmmm... Error? What error?”

“Because my place was the first to be attacked by them. The creature asked for its generator.”

The eagle was silent for a moment, he took a cup of warm tea served, then drank slowly to wet his throat that felt dry. Then he continued his story.

“I came to this place using a time machine. The goal is to ask Gatotkaca to help repel creatures that attack the earth.” Not yet he had time to continue his words, Semar interrupted.

“Hmmm.. So, this is what Batara Guru means will the presence of the second child from Bima.” While rubbing his beard, the stocky old man tried to digest what Batara Guru said the other day.

“Here there is no such thing as Gatotkaca, young man.” Petruk came back to talk. His words were similar to what Yudhistira had said.

“Hmmm... It is said to be predicted that there will be a second son from Bima who will be born in the near future. This kid has an advantage, he grows one year in two days. His power is also very high, because it will be used by gods to fight the Gandarwa people who will invade Kayangan.

The eagle stood up, his face looked agitated. “APA!? Gatotkaca is not born?” The disheveled-haired man was surprised by what he heard. “If you have to wait, the future can be ruined.”

 Semar smiled, “stay here with us for a while. Petruk and Gareng will train you to be able to face things that will not be expected in this age. The future will not be ruined, trust me.”

The sun slowly sank in the western horizon, the light hit the face of the Eagle and the four Punakawan who were sitting in the hut owned by Semar. Slowly, the Eagle took his camera from the bag. He captured the beautiful scenery he had just seen this time.