What If Veeru Had Come On Time?- Fanfiction 7

What if Veeru had come on time? ;)

In a larger sense, the ending of Sholay is inevitable, good must confront evil, sacrifices must be made, and so on. But in a small sense, it is all because Veeru can’t keep a date!

Basanti is all alone, waiting in a remote area for Veeru so they can kiss and spoon and stuff without all the nosey villagers watching. Veeru is late, so there is loads of time for the bandits to discover her and chase her, leading to her being captured, leading to Veeru going to save her, leading to him being captured, leading to Jai rescuing them both, leading to them trying to escape back to safety, leading to Jai volunteering to stay back and protect their escape, leading to Jai dying (noooooo!).

But what if Veeru remembered how to tell time like an Adult Person? He would be waiting all alone by the lake when Basanti arrives. The bandits would have come upon them together. Veeru would have chased them off, big gunfight, Jai would know just where they were because Veeru (like a sensible person in the middle of a dangerous situation) would have told Jai where he was going. Jai would have shown up to help, all three of them would have escaped back to the villager, and for once the gosh-darn villagers would have actually done something and supported them, Gabbar is defeated, Happy Village Celebration Song. And then Jai and Veeru would settle down in the village just like they dreamed with the women they loved, and Thakur would be a happy honorary Grandpa to all their kids. Okay, he still wouldn’t have arms, but otherwise, Happy Happy!

Although we would definitely miss the classic cinematic line- "Chal Dhanno, aaj Basanti ki izzat ka sawaal hai!" by Basanti, so unlike vividly imagining a story let's continue to stick to the one released in 1975...(for now at least)... ;)