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

𝟽. 𝙻𝚊𝚋 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚜

Nobody waits for an explanation as they all take off running in the opposite direction. A second creature darts out of the parallel pen, both of them shooting for Darius.

Just as the dinosaurs are gaining on him, they're halted in their steps and tosses to the ground from the force of the leashes around their neck holding them back. The creatures squawk and squirm, trying to reach the group from their confines.

Everyone begins to calm down as they realize the dinos can't get to them. Kenji steps forward a bit, a thought seemingly forming in his head as he grabs a lawn chair from off the ground.

The adult's eyes blow wide as Kenji rushes towards the two trapped dinosaurs with the chair in hand, seemingly on the attack.

Before he can do anything rash, Yasmina shouts, "KENJI!"

He freezes in his tracks, staring at the defenseless dinosaurs just feet away, chair still in hand. He looks back at his friends, an expression on his face that Y/N just can't read.

"No..." Yaz shakes her head solemnly.

Kenji turns back to the dinos, dropping the chair and stepping away slowly. Yaz rushes up from behind and wraps him in a hug, seemingly calming the man's nerves.

"Wait--" He suddenly perks up, "Do you hear that?"

Everyone listens closely, hearing the same faint whirring from before.

"Thereee it is again..." Ben observes as they all look around for the source, wandering slightly.

Y/N, Ben and Kenji all stop at a point in the dirt, glancing at each other when they hear the noise intensify before dropping to the ground and pressing their ears against the earth.

"Either I'm crazy... or it's coming from down here." Y/N glances at his two friends.

Before either of the men can respond, they hear the snapping sound of the dinosaurs' leashes breaking off and the rapid thuds of both creatures rushing towards them.

The three of them scramble to their feet, sprinting back towards their friends.

"The dinos are loose!" Kenji cries as they slide through the dirt.

They split up, the three men running one way while the others head in a different direction. When they lose sight of their friends, Kenji, Ben and Y/N slide behind the back walls of one of the pens, one of the dinosaurs still trailing them.

They sprint aimlessly, unfamiliar with their surroundings. They make a sharp left around a corner and stumble into some hay bales, Ben hurdling them like a pro as the creature behind them lunges forward, knocking into the second dinosaur as it makes its way over.

The two dinosaurs fall into a heap and begin to tussle, knocking into an electrical post in their struggle.

The men feel a rumbling beneath their feet and quickly move to the side as a large platform door opens up beneath them. They get no time to weigh the pros and cons as the two dinosaurs refocus on them, rushing forward in tandem.

The three friends rush down into the mysterious underground area, sliding down the platform and hurrying to open up the door at the bottom.

They slam it shut just in time as the dinos ram into it, trying to barge their way in. After a minute or two, they seemingly give up, the banging halting all together.

"I cannot believe we outran those things!" Kenji laughs as he gets to his feet.

"Me neither. I'm kinda surprised you didn't challenge them to a fist fight." Ben smirks as he takes Y/N's hand and pulls himself up off the ground.

"He's switching it up." Y/N nudges Kenji.

The three of them pause when they hear the whirring again, much louder this time.

"Sammy was right." Kenji looks down the long, dimly lit hallway, "This definitely ain't just a chicken farm."

"Looks like we're in the belly of the beast now." Ben shudders.

They continue down the hall, carefully watching their step as they traverse the unfamiliar base. Kenji watches their backs while Ben and Y/N prepare to open a random door.

On the murmured count of three, Y/N pushes it open, but the men find nothing interesting inside. They continue down the hall, opening doors until they finally find something.

"An egg incubator!" Ben gasps, rushing into the room.

Y/N and Kenji linger by the door as he moves over to the machine.

"It's warm." He confirms, "The eggs gotta be close by."

The men move to the next door, peering inside.

"We should split up." Kenji suggests, "We'll find Bumpy's egg quicker."

"I'll go right." Ben steps to the side.

"Right." Y/N nods.

"No-- I'm going right." Ben huffs.

"Right." Kenji rolls his eyes.

"No!" Ben argues.

"Ben, I'm going left, dude!" Kenji groans and trudges away.

"Oh! Right! I mean-- great." Ben corrects himself as he heads right.

"And I'm going... this way." Y/N mutters to himself, looking down the dark hallway in front of him.

He heads down the hall, checking inside every room along the wall. He shivers slightly, the hallway getting closer the farther he goes.

Y/N reaches for the door handle when he hears a sudden noise. He freezes up, listening closely to the approaching footsteps. He quickly slips into the room to avoid being caught, peering out the small window in the door.

He watches as a woman walks by as if she's in a hurry, looking down at her phone in her hand. He barely sees her as she zooms past. Her hair is short and a bright teal, her skin a pasty white.

She looks just like her. Just like Brooklyn. Y/N tears his eyes away from the window, running a hand through his hair.

"I must be losing my mind." He groans, leaning up against the wall.