⍟ Broken Strings {A Chaos Theory x Male Reader Story - Yasmina}

𝟽. 𝙸𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚐

"It's so good to see you." Yaz hugs him.

"I've missed you." Kenji leans into the embrace.

"Oh, you're safe." A quiet voice calls from above, Y/N can't help but to know exactly who it is.

Darius clumsily drops down in front of them, sliding on a pulley.

Yaz wraps him in a tight hug and Y/N can't help but join, and he's, of course, followed by Kenji. The group hug doesn't last long, Kenji pulling away to look around.

"Where're Ben and Sammy?" He raises an eyebrow.

"That's why we're here." Y/N sighs, motioning for them to follow.

As they quietly move along, Yaz begins telling Darius and Kenji what they'd been up to this whole time.

"And then, they shot out Ben's tires." She describes.

"They weren't shooting at the Becklespinaxes on the bridge?" Kenji clarifies as he grabs a large metal rod from the ground.

"Definitely not." Y/N huffs.

"They literally watched us sink into the lake and did nothing to help." Yaz adds.

"They were trying to take us out."

"I bet Creepy Micro-Bangs is with them, too." Kenji scoffs.

"I mean, how else would she get those raptors?"

"I'm sorry, who?" Yaz raises a brow.

"Raptors, Beckle-- whatever he said, all these other dinosaurs?" Y/N goes on, "Who would wanna buy this many?"

"I thought it was small scale at first, but these are going all over the world." Darius informs them.

"What?" Y/N scoffs.

"Malaysia," Dairus lists off, "The Netherlands. Saudi Arabia. Malta."

"So, literally everywhere." Yaz hums.

Darius pauses in front of one of the crates, his body going rigid. The others join him, getting a better look at the dinosaur inside.

"Is..." Y/N looks up at the predator, "The Allosaurus that..."

"Yeah." Darius says, his words catching in his throat.

Kenji takes a deep breath, gripping onto the rod, "Brooklyn might have been there that night to buy this Allosaurus."

"What?" Y/N faces Kenji, searching his expression for any hint of a joke.

"No way, she wouldn't--"

"We found an invoice," Kenji cuts Yaz off, "And a bag full of cash at..."

"At her secret apartment." Darius finishes.

Y/N and Yasmina don't say anything, only able to silently take in the information.

"Apparently she was buying a dinosaur," Kenji goes on, "...For my dad."

"She wouldn't do something like that," Yaz argues again, "...Right?"

"You saw him then? Your dad?" Y/N looks at Kenji, "Is that what he said?"

Kenji turns away, tears welling in his eyes.

"Kenji?" Y/N reaches out.

"My dad..." Kenji's voice shakes, "H-He, uh..."

Everyone freezes when they hear a sudden crash, going on high alert and scanning their nearby surroundings. Kenji grips onto the metal rod, ready to fight off any threat.

That is... until the alleged threat comes into view.

Ben and Sammy come barreling towards them, collapsing to the ground in a heap.

Yaz gasps, "You guys are okay!"

"No time," Ben scrambles to his feet, pulling Sammy with him, "Come quick! Bumpy's dying!"

The two of them speed off, leaving their friends to follow. The sound of Bumpy's bellowing draws them closer. Ben skids to a stop in front of the container she's being kept in. He snatches the metal rod from Kenji's hand and desperately tries to pry the crate open.

Y/N looks around, aware of the loud creaking caused by Ben's efforts, "They're gonna hear us."

"Not if we do this." Darius argues, beating on some of the storage containers and riling up the dinosaurs, causing them to squawk and roar.

The others join in, the noise covering up the ones being made by Ben.

"Ugh!" Ben tugs on the rod, "Why is this so difficult!?"

Kenji joins him, the two men pulling with all their might. The sound of Bumpy's pained whimpers gives Ben some renewed strength. With one last strong tug, he pops the doors open.

Sammy and Ben rush to Bumpy's side. She lays on her stomach, taking shallow breaths.

"Maybe she ate something poisonous?" Ben suggests, petting her head.

"She could have picked up a virus." Sammy adds.

Bumpy groans, slamming her tail against the container.

"Wait-- is she..." Sammy looks up at Ben and he gasps, "We gotta hurry!"

"I can't lose Bumpy, too!" Kenji cries and Y/N puts a supportive hand on his back.

"Sammy, what's happening!?" Yaz asks as Sammy and Ben rush to the back of the crate.

"Move her tail!" Ben instructs Sammy and the two of them get to work.

"There has to be something we can do, right?" Darius looks around for answers.

"Sammy, talk to me!" Yaz pleads, gripping onto Y/N, whose gripping onto Kenji, whose gripping onto Darius.

The four of them watch in fear as Bumpy lets out one more pained cry before going limp, her eyes fluttering shut.

Sammy comes forwards, kneeling down beside Bumpy and running her hand across her horn. She stands up, wiping away her tears.

"Looks like we got a new Camp Fam member, y'all." She lets out a wry chuckle and Ben comes towards them holding an egg.

Everyone gasps, huddling around the egg as Bumpy stirs about, catching her breath.

"She was just... pregnant?" Y/N smiles, talking through everyone's relieved laughter.

"Not quite like helping one of my chickens lay an egg, but Bumpy's okay." Sammy grins, "This little one was just... a bit stuck."

"You wanna hold it?" Ben grins, handing Kenji the egg.

"It's got speckles." Kenji smiles, running his hand across the smooth surface.

"When did this even happen?" Ben chuckles, patting Bumpy's head.

"I guess all those times Bumpy escaped the ranch, she was hanging out in the fields with Mr. Rightasaurus." Sammy chuckles, nudging Y/N playfully.

"That was so corny." Y/N laughs.

"Wait-- what?" Ben's smile drops, seemingly distraught at the thought of Bumpy ever--

"Don't think about it, Ben." Kenji shakes his head with a smirk.

"Ben, you're gonna be a grandpa!" Darius cheers.

"And I'm gonna be a grandma!" Sammy says giddily.

"I guess that makes me the cool uncle." Y/N folds his arms proudly.

"Sorry, bud," Kenji pats him on the shoulder, "I already filled that slot."

The earlier tension returns when the group hears footsteps approaching. They turn around just in time to find Dudley behind them, wielding a shock prod.

"Oh, good." He grins, activating his weapon, "You're all here."