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

𝟻. 𝙱𝚘𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙾𝚟𝚎𝚛

"Grab your stuff!" Darius instructs as they burst through the door of Gia's house.

"Maybe we can still follow the Handler." Yaz nods.

"We've gotta get to Brooklyn before she does!" Ben rushes inside.

"Can I use your phone?" He turns to Gia, "I'll see if there's any chatter on Dark Jurassic that can help us piece together where the Handler is headed."

"Wherever that is must be where Brooklyn is."

"Biosyn has facilities all over the world." Darius crouches besides the coffee table and looks over a piece of paper.

"We also have to figure out how we're getting... wherever we're getting." Yaz adds as she shoves things into her backpack.

Sammy glances up at Y/N, worry etched on her face as Ben paces around the room, reading off of the phone.

"Escaped Dimorphodon in Munich. Possible Carnotaurus sale in Malta. A lot's happened since we left." He sighs at the news.

"Maybe we can rent a car?" Darius suggests.

"Not old enough." Y/N shakes his head.

"Even if we were--"

"Stiggies destroy carnival in US." Ben reads, cutting Yaz off, "Way to go, girls!"

Y/N takes a seat next to Sammy on the couch, the conversation before him getting drowned out by his own thoughts. The only time he snaps out of it is when Sammy's head falls onto his shoulder.

"Not sure?" Y/N inquires, not even having to look at Sammy to know the answer.

"No..." She sighs, "I mean... Brooklyn. She left us."

"I agree." Kenji plops down on the couch beside them, arms folded, "I'm not going."

"You're not?" Y/N quirks a brow.

"No." Kenji looks down at his lap, "If Brooklyn wanted our help... she'd ask for it."

"Yeah." Y/N nods slowly, "She would..."

"Well, I'm not going either." Sammy decides.

"Me and Y/N, we could just head back to the ranch and... and things will be normal again."

"Yeah... we could." Y/N nods again.

"Brooklyn is in Malta." Gia comes into the room with her laptop.

"I knew I recognized the background from her video message. I've been there before. She's in the catacombs under Malta."

She flips the laptop to show the photos she has pulled up, comparing the one of Brooklyn from the video to one of the catacombs, "That's where she is. I am sure of it."

"Then it looks like we're going to Malta to find her." Darius decides, Yaz and Ben nodding.

The three of them turn around to spot Kenji, Sammy and Y/N on the couch, their determined expressions suddenly shift.

"Right?" Darius quirks a brow.

"You three go." Kenji speaks up, "We're gonna... we're gonna head back home."

There's a moment of silence, everyone seemingly contemplating what to think.

"What do you mean?" Darius finally speaks.

"What about Brooklyn?" Ben adds.

"Even if the Handler is headed to where Brooklyn is," Sammy glances up at Y/N and Kenji, "That was her choice."

"Sammy's right." Y/N nods firmly, "Brooklyn's an adult. She made that decision."

"Come on, Y/N." Yaz pleads, "We've gone over this. You need to stop letting Sammy sway y--"