Plato and Romanov

<p>Romanov handed over a docket to Plato. "Read it carefully," he said to him. Plato received it and held it carelessly. "Careful with what is inside, it could save your life one day," warned Romanov. Plato now held it firmly, "yes sir," he said to him. 
"When do I start training," asked Plato. 
"Soon enough," replied Plato. "Now I want you to go through this docket thoroughly, and once you do. Get back to me," said Romanov. 
"Ok sir," said Plato. 
"And sir," said Plato. Romanov stared at Plato. "I have seen a lot of people in my time, a lot of warriors, with a lot of strength. And yet, Sergey could beat them all with his sheer perseverance. So do not worry kid," comforted Romanov. "He will be back. We need you to worry about something else now,"
"About what sir," asked Plato sincerely. 
Romanov laughed, "about space," replied Romanov. Plato hid the docket on his head as to suggest of his naivety. "Thank you sir," said Plato and left the room. Plato walked out of the office and walked down the stairs he climbed up an hour ago. As he was climbing down the stairs he felt a strange sensation as though some one was following him. But there were no sound of footsteps, who ever was following him was adept in the shadows, thought Plato. Plato still did not bother to look back yet he was very alert. As he completed climbing down the stairs. Plato without looking back, called out "CONSTANTINE.."
There was no answer Plato walked ahead. There were running sounds and finally Constantine walked side by side of Plato. "How did you know it was me," asked Constantine. "Normally no one catches my presence."
Plato finally glanced at Constantine, he smirked. 
"Kid, I'm just like you, I too am a master of darkness.,"
"You are?" asked Constantine. 
"The streets of Greece are all the same? arent they?"asked Plato to Constantine's question. There was no answer from Constantine to the question posed by Plato. Plato walked ahead with Constantine walking with him. 
"Anyway kid do you not have any work to do now?"
"No sir, I do actually have a lot of free time."
"Well kid," said Plato. "I have a lot of work to do and showed him the docket."
"What is that ?" asked the curios Constantine. 
"Maybe one day ", if you work hard enough you will get to read it," said Plato. "And Plus, if I were to explain it you, you would not understand it anyway."
"Is it about being a traveler?" asked Constantine. 
Plato stopped in his tracks and looked at the kid. "You are smarter than I thought," said Plato. 
"One day I too will become a traveler," said Constantine. 
"Good on you kid," replied Plato. 
"Can I see it?" asked Constantine. "I have not seen it myself, let me go through it."
"I think I have something like an exam tomorrow," said Plato. "An exam?" laughed Constantine. "Yes, an examination and it thought I would never see the front side of a question paper in my life, five years ago," lamented Plato. The both of them laughed.
"Plato, Look!" shouted Constantine, quickly forgetting his laughter. 
"What? what is it?" asked Plato still half laughing. 
"Look there," said Constantine pointing at the sky. 
Plato immediately looked. "What is it Constantine?" asked Plato, 
"I cannot see anything. Look there, look there," said Plato.
"There, I see it," finally said Plato. 
"That is a spaceship crashing down on earth."
"A spaceship?" asked Constantine. "One that you are going to travel in."
Plato's face suddenly turned serious. "Yes," said Plato to Constantine in a very somber voice, "one that I'm going to travel in." 
"Are they going to be fine?" asked Constantine to Plato. 
"The impact, I'm afraid not," said Plato to Constantine. Then Plato turned towards Constantine and that there in that spaceship could be my friend Sergey. 
Constantine was stunned and uttered "your friend"
"Yes," replied Plato. 
"My friend and this worries me deeply." 
"Do you have a car?" asked Constantine. 
"A car?" asked Plato "what for?" 
"So that we can reach the site of impact? let us hurry, we hardly have any time,"said Constantine. 
Plato's face lit up that seems like a good idea, "but kid, I really do not have a car," 
Constantine sighed and then Plato sighed but their eyes did not leave the incoming spaceship. "Look there," said Constantine pointing to a car that was parked nearby. There was an old wagon parked by the road and by the looks of it has been parked there for a very long time.
"That could take ages to get us there," complained Plato. 
Constantine caught the hands of Plato. "Do you know how to jack a car?" he asked him. Plato nodded. "Then let us hurry," said Constantine who almost started running towards the vehicle. Plato let go of the hands of Constantine and broke opened the glass of the car. He opened the locks and got in, so did Constantine. Plato got to work as Constantine was eagerly peeping on how to do it himself. 
"Eyes on the spaceship kid," warned Plato. Constantine's eyes were locked on the spaceship. 
"We are losing time," said Constantine. 
"I know," said Plato who was operating hurriedly. 
Finally , the engine started. "Lets go," roared both Plato and the vehicle.</p>