An Idea Vending Machine...

The pressure was on!!!

And with each passing nano second it rose higher and higher, threatening to explode at a moment's notice.

Nitiya frowned deep in her thoughts. Her palms were ice cold, sweat trickled down her spine, her little face was pale as a sheet and her mind absolutely froze in fear.

It didn't require a psychic to understand that Nitiya was freaking out. As for Nakash and Saaransh, they more than just psychics therefore, they knew exactly what was wrong.

Nakash and Saaransh first looked at an overly tensed Nitiya then at each other, silently communicating their concerns and how they could help Nitiya amongst themselves. Saaransh gave Nakash a firm nod after which...

Saaransh and Nakash : " HEEELLLOOO!!! EARTH TO NITIYA!!! WHERE ARE YOU??? "

Nitiya : " Stop shouting, you two!!! I'm right here. "

Nakash : " WELL, THEN DO SOMETHING... THEY'LL START ANY MINUTE NOW. "

Nitiya : " Don't you think I already know that???? "

Saaransh : " Then what are you planning to do??? Because with the vampires on toe, there's no way dad and auntie will be able to fight off on their own. Especially auntie.. "

Nitiya : " That's exactly what I'm worried about.. "

Nakash : " Worried!! Nitiya, we don't have the time to worry right now!! Besides, you already knew that Uncle Soham and Dominic were bound to clash. "

Nitiya : " Yes!! And I was prepared for that, but what came out of the blue is that mommy's actually leaving auntie on her own device. "

Nakash : " Point... Still, this is the most logical strategy in the given situation. You have work out something. Mommy is totally counting on you. "

Saaransh : " I agree with Nakash, Nitiya. However Nakash, you mustn't forget that none of aunt Kaya's magic has ever actually worked. "

Nakash : " That's stretching the limits pretty hard. Who needs atom bomb and nuclear weapons when you have Aunt Kaya exploding left and right. "

Nitiya : " That's exactly my problem. If aunt Kaya could control her powers then there wasn't any need for me to worry. "

Nakash : " By the way, how did you plan to help Uncle Soham?? "

Nitiya : " Easy... I planned on asking you to manipulate time surrounding Uncle Soham so that he is faster than Dominic while I'll mind read him and control him internally, making sure he gets the Eye of Infinity ASAP. "

Saaransh : " Sounds good to me. The faster he takes the Eye, the quicker things end... Now what do we do about aunt??? "

Nakash : " Agreed.. And we also have to think about mommy's puzzle. "

Nitiya : " Honestly!!!! What do you guys think I am??? An Idea Vending Machine!!! You put the problem, press the button and Bingo... Idea!!! "

Just at that moment, Nitiya's eyes went wide as an idea indeed flashed across her mind as she talked and colour instantly returned to her pale little face.

Saaransh : " See, you ARE an idea vending machine. "

Nitiya : " Funny... Very funny.. "

Nakash : " Anyways what clicked??? "

Nitiya : " It's a bit tricky and mind you, dangerous. Very, very dangerous!! But, if the three of us work together in combining our powers and pull this off then the triplets won't even know what hit them. "

Saaransh : " I'm ready when you are.. "

Nakash : " Spill it out already... "

Nitiya : " Okay listen..First thing first, Nakash you're gonna drop the time bubble. "

Nakash : " Damn!!! I thought you didn't even notice. "

Saaransh : " Nakash, when did you do it??? "

Nitiya : " Seriously!!! Anyways, after that the three of us will have to converge our powers but, not in the usual style. I'll do the convergence myself, this time. Nakash, you're going to help Uncle Soham keep up with Dominic and Brother Saaransh you'll be controlling our dearest Auntie. "

Nakash : "...."

Saaransh : "..."

Seeing the blank look the boys gave her she rolled her eyes in exasperation.

Nitiya : " Well... What else do you expect me to come up with??? "

Saaransh : " That's not what we meant. But, controlling someone is your department not mine. How do you propose I mind control her??? "

Nitiya : " Your wrong... It's not her mind that you're going to control, it's her powers. Battling against Dhar will not be aunt Kaya instead, it'll be you, Brother Saaransh. "

Saaransh : " My spells, my strategy but her powers. What next inter-change people altogether. "

Nitiya : " Only if needs be.. "

Nakask : " So then the sooner we start the better.. "

With the three kids in agreement, Nitiya began to discussed the details of her plan. In conclusion, it was decided that Nitiya would first create the desired convergence as per her plan and only after making sure that it was up and running will Nakash drop the time bubble.

True to her word, Nitiya led the convergence of their powers, chosing herself to be the base of the entire setup.

What differed this convergence from the previous one was that unlike the previous convergence, in this one they neither just combined the powers together nor did they create anything new. Instead, there were two different power links controlled by one person.

In the first convergence, Nitiya extended herself by connecting the core of her powers with that of Nakash and Saaransh respectively. This on one hand, allowed the boys to freely use Nitiya's psychic powers as per their requirements without the need for Nitiya to be engaged with either of them. On the other hand, it facilitated Nitiya in creating a similar power link between the boys. The second link was mainly created for Saaransh in order to help Kaya.

Tricky was an understatement...

A convergence of this level was one of a kind, unheard of and extremely risky. Any mishap could lead to not only them lossing their powers but, also death.

No magical being and not even god's themselves would go for a convergence of this kind. Linking ones core to that of other requires an absolute harmony. If not, then the chances of being trapped in one another or worst in zero are inevitable for ametures. For those with experience of complex convergence, they are under the risk of losing their powers as they often tend to fall prey of imbalancement of power during their convergence.

Lack of balance leads the power sources to react against each other, nullifying not just the convergence but, also the sources themselves. As a result, the participating magician end up losing their powers.

Nitiya was well aware of the cons of this method, it was why she particularly ensured that there was control over the exchange of powers by circulating her powers throughout the convergence.

However, that didn't mean they were foolproof and safe from mishaps. In reality, this convergence was beyond the ultimatum of calibre, even for Nitiya as well as a proof that she truly was one of the seven master pieces of Lord Icarus.