Gabby and her friends were headed to The Escape OKC for a fun Friday night adventure! Gabby had never been to The Escape OKC but her friends have and told her that she would have a blast. Gabby and her friends arrived just in time for their scheduled time. Gabby and her friends along with another random group of people all had the 8 PM reservation and would experience the escape game together.
One of the workers, a man named Alex, appeared and introduced himself to the group. Alex cleared his throat and said, "Good evening everyone and welcome to The Escape OKC!" Gaby and her friends cheered and applauded Alex with excitement. After Alex went over the rules and expectations, he said, "Now, I am going to tell you guys a story that describes your scenario and you all will have an hour and a half to escape."
Alex cleared his throat again and began, "Once upon a time there was a prince named Yudhishthira who had an archenemy named Prince Duryodhana. Prince Duryodhana came up with a devious plan to get rid of Prince Yudhishthira and his family; however, Prince Vidura, who was the uncle of Yudhishthira heard of the evil plan and warned Yudhishthira and his family. When Yudhishthira arrived at the palace at Varanavata with his family, he noticed a couple of red flags that solidified and confirmed the bad inkling his uncle told him about. Yudhishthira noticed that the palace was made of wood that could easily burn, and that all the gorgeous and expensive furniture were covered in oil as to start a fire. When he noticed these red flags, he gathered his family and told them what Vidura said to him and the red flags he witnessed throughout the palace. As Yudhishthira was conversing with his family, a skillful miner showed up before them. The miner told the Pandavas that Prince Vidura sent him to help them escape by digging an underground passage. The underground passage started from the floor of the palace until it reached the green grass of the forest. The miner worked diligently and was careful not to let the evil captain, Purochana, find out about the underground passage. After many long days and nights, the miner finally finished his masterpiece. The Pandavas successfully escaped during the still night. However, Prince Bhima wanted to go back and get his revenge on Purochana which Prince Yudhishthira agreed to. Prince Bhima set Purochana's house on fire but quickly found himself in the midst of the fire as well. Can he escape? Does he escape? It is up to you guys to finish the story."
Gabby was fascinated by the story that Alex told and got extremely excited for the escape room now. Gabby and her friends were cruising through the challenges, but became puzzled at the very last challenge in which they had to escape a burning house. The other group caught up to them at this point, but Gabby really wanted to win. Therefore, she tricked the other group to cover up for them so that Gabby and her friends can successfully win and escape the fire, just like what the Pandavas did.
Bibliography: The Indian Heroes by C. A. Kincaid (link)
Author's Note: In the original story, Prince Vidura correctly guessed the evil plans of Prince Duryodhana; therefore, Vidura told Yudhishthira, his nephew, about said plans through code that only he would understand. Yudhishthira's inclination that his family was in danger was confirmed when they stepped foot in the palace at Varanavata. Yudhishthira gathered his family together and told them the words that Vidura had told him. At that moment, Prince Vidura sent to the rescue of Yudhishthira and his family a skillful miner that successfully tricked the guards and made his way into the palace. The miner told Yudhishthira that Vidura had sent him to help the family and that he would dig an underground passage that would lead safely to the forest. The miner worked diligently and finished just in time. The Pandavas safely escaped the confines of the palace but Prince Bhima went back to get revenge on the wicked Purochana, who was the captain who was going to burn them alive. Bhima set Purochana's guardhouse on fire and Purochana perished with it. Unfortunately, the palace caught on fire as well in which a poor family was staying with the Pandavas. The poor family died in the fire which accidentally, sadly, and cleverly made for a great coverup for the Pandavas that Prince Duryodhana rejoiced in the "death" of the family.
The Escape of the Pandavas. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Hi Nikole!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your twist with making the Pandava's escape into a trendy escape room! I always feel like I'm under so much pressure trying to solve the puzzles while watching the clock tick down, I can't imagine being in Bhima's shoes where it was a life or death situation! The competition was also a fun way to make the story a bit lighter since the Pandavas allowed an innocent family to take their place, your competition story definitely is more friendly!
Hey Nikole! What a great story this is! I loved the twist you made with Pandava and your Author's note explains everything perfectly. The picture seems so bizarre but I guess it fits with the story. I've always wanted to do one of those escape places so this was fun for me to read! I hope I get to go to one sometime in the near future!
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