The gatotkaca 2050
The Past of Srikandi

The trip to the Kingdom of Panchala takes four days if done by horse riding from the Kingdom of Astina, while the time of the competition is only two days away.

Arjuna did not want to miss the opportunity to follow the contest in order to win the princess of the kingdom of Panchala whose beauty sounded almost to the entire kingdom. 

Accompanied by Eagle, Nakula and Sadewa. The Pandava's third son traveled by teleportation, but not directly to the royal capital of Panchala. They only reached the path that connects the forest Alasjiwo with a village nearest to the capital.

Srikandi himself was trained as a boy by the warlords of the Panchala kingdom. Her employees in archery and fighting, making it difficult to find the right man to be her husband.

It is said that the girl who had a beautiful face with long black hair was the drop of Princess Amba, who was killed was harvested by Bhishma. Knight of the Kuru kingdom, as well as uncle Arjuna.

His skill in archery was demonstrated by him since he was five years old. At that time little Srikandi went hunting with his father, but while chasing his prey, the leader of the Panchala kingdom fell because of the tiger.

The eyes of Drupada and the tiger clashed against each other, as if unwilling to lose their alertness. Blood poured from the shoulder of the man who was chasing his prey, the hungry tiger jumped to pounce on him.

BUG.. Suddenly the tiger fell to the side, he was no longer alive. A long arrow struck and pierced through his skull. Drupada who had closed his eyes because he did not dare to see himself attacked by a tiger opened his eyes, what he saw then very evocative of his heart. He saw the little Srikandi was holding a large bow of his arrow that fell when first pounced on by a tiger, while the wild animal that pounced on him had died helplessly.

From then on, Drupada entrusted his only daughter to be trained by the warlord of his kingdom. The strength and fighting ability that Srikandi possessed increased greatly as time went on.

Not a few princes from various kingdoms tried to propose her when Srikandi was a teenager, of all the princes who came, none managed to get her love.

Given Drupada's age, he has no sons to succeed to his throne. Finally he decided to make a competition to find a prospective husband for his only daughter, Srikandi.

The capital of Panchala kingdom looks very crowded, in contrast to the usual days that seem quiet and quiet. The competition to get Srikandi is like a carnival that will hold a show, princes from various parts of the country come to follow the competition. Although later who will compete is their champion.

With a little disguise, Arjuna entered the capital. Followed by Nakula, Sadewa and Eagle. He deliberately does not want to show himself in front of the crowd, too many risks that will be faced if they are seen in the crowd.

All this was because the disgruntled Kauravas had kicked them out of the palace and wanted death from the Pandavas, but fortunately the gods were more on their side. Despite disguising himself as a poor shepherd, none of the participants were aware that it was Arjuna and his two twin sisters.

The eagle took the lottery number and registered Arjuna's name to follow the contest, deliberately offering himself so that their disguise is not open.

“Sumantri? Wh who? This is not mine!” arjuna protested to Eagle when he saw the name on the lottery number received not listed on his behalf.

“Your, Kang Mas. I deliberately chose that name, our disguise plan will fail if we use the name Arjuna.” The eagle answered Arjuna's protest without looking at him. His eyes seemed to be investigating everyone who passed by and became Arjuna's opponent when I was traveling later.

Faintly the Eagle saw the face of the person he had seen several times, the one who had almost killed him in the Bajubarat forest. It was Karna, with his great bow once broken by Arjuna's arrow.

“Kang Mas, this will be a fierce competition. Because he's there, but he doesn't know where we are. I saw him with someone.”.

“Sengkuni!” cut off Arjuna before the Eagle continues his words. “The person is Sengkuni.”.

Arjuna looked at the Eagle, wondering how the man who had come far from the future could know the person he had just seen, even though he had never known him. But the thought was dismissed directly, he just remembered that what the Eagle said was never wrong.

The four of them immediately looked for a place to spend the night. Unlike the other participants who were looking for a place to stay, there were even those who made luxury tents in the middle of the city to show their nobility. Arjuna and his entourage prefer to spend the night in Alasjiwo forest.

A small makeshift bivouac they made near the stream and a campfire became the resting place of a small entourage of the kingdom of Astina that night, the fish caught by the Eagle had her for dinner.

“I wonder, how do you know what will happen?” whispered Arjuna as they finished dinner.

The eagle threw the fish bones into the blazing red embers, then corrected his sitting position by crossing his legs, and his hands hugged his two knees.

“If I could be honest, I don't really know what's going to happen. I'm not a fortune teller, just I love reading stories about you guys.”

“About us?” sahut Nakula and Sadewa.

“In my place of origin, the future, your name is a legend. Who does not know the Pandavas and their resistance to an evil distant brother named Kaurawa? Even the fancy sports stadium in my place has a statue of you, as Arjuna Wiwaha who is archery.”

“Why me?” 

“Because Kang Mas is the master in archery. I saw it with my own eyes, I thought it was just a fairy tale. It turned out that I myself walked, traveled and even fought with Kang Mas, and the other Pandavas.”

“Then, why did you come all the way here?” search Arjuna again.

“That time actually I was desperate. My hometown was battered by aliens, almost destroyed. I told Professor Tejo that I wanted to go to this age to ask Gatotkaca to help us fight them.”

“Why Gatotkaca?”

“Because in the future, he's like a superhero. Have super strength and ability.” The eagle throws a stone into a river of clear water. “When I'm not sure myself, you are there or not,”.

Nakula and Sadewa laughed together. 

“Then, now you are sure that we exist?” In a slightly mocking tone, Nakula asked a question.

“After being hit by teacher Gareng, against the giant with you, even helped by Kang Mas Arjuna, then I'm sure. Hehehe.”

Laughter broke out between the four of them.

As the night wore on, the sounds of crickets and night creatures began to ring out. No one dared to approach the bivouac, because Arjuna had installed a magical fence to protect the bivouac they occupied. That night, the four of them slept soundly, preparing for the contest tomorrow morning.