অধ্যায় ত্রেষট্টি: স্ট্রাইক-এর সাক্ষাৎকার

“সৌmbhax, karanel Striker.” El je byaktike bhet korar katha cilo, tini abasyei William Striker. Nijer lok hariye Striker je kache asbei, eta swabhavik.

“Soubhax, Mister El Cid. Amar sainikera ekdal federal paliyatokke khunje apnar udyaner kache hariye pheleche. Asha kori apni e byapare kichu tatthya diye sahajya korben.” Striker kono abedhryahin chahate, kothin abhijatyo bhasay El-ke bollen.

“Ati durbhagyajanak, e byapare amar kono dharana nei. Amar udyaner kache keu aseni. Apni je federal paliyatokke khunje berachen, tader ami chokhei dekhini.” Nijer kothay nijei abiswas koreo, El Striker-er sathe gajhaalp goppo korte laglen.

El-er abirbhab dekhe Striker ekta thanda hasi haslen. “Mister, apnaker ekhno bujhe uchit je oi paliyatokgulo shobai atyanta khunkharapi mutant. Jodi kono ghotona ghote, tabe ta apnar jonno atyanta kshatikarok hobe.”

“Colonel ki amake dhamki dicchen?” mone hocche Striker-er mathay eibar ekti akasmat joyer nesa churiye geche, na hole se kono din-i El-er sathe e bhabe kotha bolar sahos peto na.

“Sahas kori ni, keu keval mone koriye dicchi.”

El ebong Striker-er saakshaatkhati khub ekta anandodayak chilo na, tobe eta du’pokkhorei age theke bujhechilo. E baithak keval matro ekti proyojoniyo bhet matro. Etai janano je khela shuru hoye geche!

“El Cid-er udyanake khor nodrite rakho, kono byakti ba bastuke udyane probesh ba ber hote dio na.” El-er udyan theke beriye Striker pichone thaka nischap sainikder uddesye bollen. El-er sathe kotharthok gulo Striker ekti onsho-o biswas korchen na. Onusandhaner sesh sinalti El Cid-er udyaner kacher jaygay giyei themeche. Oi ashpase oi mutant bigotder kono shokti aashroy dite pare, tobe ta keval El-i korte paren.

Striker chole gele, ekta andhokar chaya boithokkhonar konay uthe elo: “Malik, Striker-er lokera udyan take nogre pheleche.” El-er udyaner kachapachi njor rakha ta El-er chokh ediye jabe na. Karon kacher protiti ghash-pata ekhon chaya sainik ebong Hassan-er njorbondir odhine rayeche.

Hassan-er report shune El ektu matha nodalen. Shob kichu El-er aasha anujayi ghocheche. Striker-er karjaboli sampurno swabhavik cilo. X-Men-der gopti tader control-er madhyomei rayeche. Stiker niye nischit je X-Men-ra ekhon El-er udyaner bhitorei rayeche.

Kintu se Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters-er mato hat-dhori kore dhuke porte parbe na. Karon El-er abostha Xavier-er moto noy. Striker keval khelar niyomer bhitorei El-er biruddhe ladte parbe. Thik temni, X-Men-ra udyaner bhitore El-er ashroy pabe. Kintu jodi tader keu udyan tyag kore, tabe Striker-er je kono shatruvab o swikar kore neoya hobe.

“Eder ki amra kete phelbo, Malik?” Shaptik Hassan jiggesh korlo.

“Na, ekhon mara jabe na. Tader ke khor nodrite rakho, tader protiti ababke nodri diye jao.” El jane ekhon etader kchoti kora jabe na.

“Ebar oi mutantder sathe ektu bhalo kore kotha bolar somoy eseche.” Udyaner bhitore thaka samasya-jokul shishu gulo ke mone kore El-er matha byatha shuru holo. Judho-shokti hisabe Ice-man ebong Phoenix dujon-i Omega-class mutant, baki shobai abhijyo ebong shaktishali. Kintu somasya tader drishtibhangi niye, etader drishtibhangi atyanta choto. Shoktir byabaharo khubei sadharon. Striker-er mato lokder sathe ja derokom chokh rakhche, tara jano notun jonmohowa shishu. Professor X-er bhoy ta hariye fela matro, X-Men-ra onek sena-shoktir poriskar talikay chole eseche.

Jar fole ei abostha holo, tar karon holo mutant-ra ekta jaati, kono hatat poriborton howa manushder toiri kono songstha noy. Amar jaat noy je, tar moner abhipray bhinno. Manush hajaro boshor dhore je prithibir shresthotto arjon koreche, ta kono ajana mutant der hate chine nite debe na.

“Ami jani apnara oboshyi Professor X-ke bachate jaben. Kintu apnadike ekta bisthrito parikalpona toiri korte hobe, na hole keval mridu mrittur dikegi pawa hobe. Mone korben na apnader shokti onek beshi, ami nischin kore dite pari. Jodi apnara manush samajer kshatikarok kono kaj koren, tabe Professor X ebong Magneto dujon-i mileo apnadike bachate parbe na. Manush-er kache, apnara shudhumatro pokapoka.” Kotha gulo khubei kothin holeo, El tader kache gurutwata boley dilen. Dark Phoenix khubei shoktishali, kintu take keu marte pare na ta noy, jemon Hulk ba Superman; Ice-man puro biswhake thanda kore dite pare, kintu ekhon se ekti baraf-er pahar toiri korte pare na. “Ami Beast Hank-ke apnader obosthan somporke janiye debo, tar sahajye apnara apnader upojukto ashtra ebong porichod paben.”

“Sheshe,” El chaarpashe chokh buliye bollen “Udyan chere kothao jaben na. Baire Striker ekhno nodri rekheche. Baire dhara porle, apnadike bachanor kono upai amar thakbe na.”

El chole gele, X-Men-der chohara khubei kharap hoye gelo. El-er kothay tader proti abhegyota khubei porshikar chilo. Tobe shubhosoy ei je, ekhane je shobai chilo tara bujhdar chilo, jodi Cyclops ekhane thakto tabe hothat du’pomphe lorae shuru hoye jeto.

Door theke beriyei El ekta message pelen, jate lekha cilo je ei mutant-ra asole khubei shubhosoy. Karon message ti chilo “Magneto jail theke paliye giyeche, ebong abar mutant brotherhood toiri koreche.”

Jokhon Magneto beriye eseche, tobe tar bondhuke Striker dhore niye geche eta shune se chup thakbe na. Professor X-ke bachanor jonno ekta notun shokti jog holo. Tobe El eta o janen je Magneto-r buro lokti keu biswasoniyo noy, jokhon Professor X-ke khuje pawa jabe, tokhon shobai ke shesh korar somoy asbe.

Kokhono kokhono El bujte paren na Magneto-r mathar kholok kemon. Shob manush more gele, keval lorae jante thaka mutant-ra krishokjuger porjyoe giye pounchabe na. Apni ki kalpona korte paren Wolverine chash korche, ba Storm jama boncche? Konovabei sombhob noy, tobe Wolverine shikar kore bachte pare, karon se Bear Grylls-er sathe lorae korte pare.

Ebong sabcheye boro kotha holo, Striker-er basasthae onek kichu rayeche ja El-er pochondo. Americay thaka prae shob mutant-der gene Striker-er basasthae songroho kora ache, Magneto ba Professor X-er moto shoktishali der o. Karon prae shob bikhata mutant Striker-er hate ghure geche. Genos-er byabahar ebar samne asar somoy eseche. Asle X-Men-ra jane na, tader bishranti sthane onek ag theke tader chule gulo songroho kora shuru hoye geche, Genos tader clone toiri korar prostuti shuru kore diyeche.

Professor X-ke bachanor byapare El nije samne aste parben na. Kintu Genos ke niye El onno ekta upai bhebechilen. Clone, notun bhabe sajano clone-er shokti simabaddha holeo, akbar byabaharer jonno praptho chilo. Professor X-ke ekhono mara jabe na.