? Strings {A Camp Cretaceous x Male Reader Story - Ben}

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Sammy squints at the screen, "If the EBD signal reached all the way here, shouldn't it work both ways?"

"What do you mean?" Ben huffs.

"There was a drone on Nublar!" Sammy cheers, "That's how I sent my spy stuff to Mantah Corp!"

"Probably didn't need to say that as excited as I sounded..." She reels back.

"Well, if it's still there, we should be able to control it from here." Y/N catches on.

"It's worth a shot." Brooklyn shrugs and goes back to the computer, "If we can expand the search area..."

The computer takes a moment to load before a singular drone pops up, presented right in the middle of Isla Nublar. The campers cheer in glee as Brooklyn gains access to the device.

Brooklyn flies it around the island, in search of something in particular.

"Look, there!" Yaz points at the screen where the Kons are, accompanied by Mae and a couple dinos.

Brooklyn zooms in to see Kenji holding one of the dino control remotes and Mr. Kon patting him on the back fondly.

"Excellent work, son." Mr. Kon grins.

"I-- I don't believe it..." Brooklyn mutters.

"At least Mae's okay..." Y/N huffs.

"But why is she there?" Yaz inquires angrily, "What does he have on her!?"

"I gave Molina the go-ahead..." Mr. Kon speak again, "to get in touch with BioSyn. We're going to do great things together, son."

"Sweet!" Kenji cheers.

"You and me." Mr. Kon smiles, "We're selling the chips, but I'll need to head back to the other island in order to produce more."

Ben lights up with this news, "If they come back here, we can intercept them before they make more chips!"

"Exactly," Sammy snatches up the tablet, "Brooklyn, do you--" She quickly realizes that the girl is no longer in the room, "Brooklyn?"

They hear some crashing down the hall and assume she just stepped away. The four of them exit Kash's office and head to the main room.

"Hey, Brooklyn, we have some--" Sammy stops in her tracks when they all catch Brooklyn tossing things around the room.

She flops down onto a chair and begins wiping her tears.

"News..." She finishes carefully.

The four of them share a glance before quietly walking over to comfort Brooklyn. She looks up at them as if she didn't expect the efforts, but soon smiles and wipes her tears away completely.

"What did you wanna tell me?"

"Mr. Kon said he's selling the chips to BioSyn," Y/N explains, "But the good news is, he needs to come back here to produce them."

"Which means," Yaz smirks, "We still have a chance to stop him."

"You mean stop them?" Brooklyn corrects, "Kenji... has chosen his side."

Before the kids can begin to formulate their plan, the ground begins shaking again, just like it had earlier. Chairs and bottles slide across the floor and the campers struggle to keep their footing.

Y/N grabs Ben's hand, pulling him out of the way just before a wall clock falls on his head. They duck down onto the ground and watch Yaz and Brooklyn jump out of the way off a falling pillar.

"Under the desk!" Sammy shouts and all five of them rush for cover.

It's a tight fit, but they all get down there, holding their heads over their heads as the entire building shakes.

"Aftershock!?" Ben questions, still holding onto Y/N's hand.

"Nah, this one's bigger than the first one!" Yaz shouts.

"What's going on around here!?" Sammy cries.

The shaking slows but the campers are hesitant to come out from their hiding spot. After a couple seconds, Brooklyn pokes her head up, prompting the others to follow. They slowly disperse and Ben suddenly realizes the tablet on the floor, it's flashing red and beeping.

He rushes over and picks it up, "Darius is okay, big Eatie's not. We have to go help."

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After a good 30 minutes, they arrive to in one of the gliders to help Big Eatie, who's trapped under a fallen tree.

Brooklyn stops the vehicle and pokes her head out the window, "Hey, dino nerd, need some help?"

"Thanks, guys. Just in time." Darius smiles and pats Big Eatie on the head.

Yasmina hops out and ties the wench to around the tree, securing it in place. Once Yaz and Darius get into the glider, Brooklyn changes gear and backs the glider up, slowly pulling the large tree off of the dinosaur, really slowly.

While they're working on that, Little Eatie appears from behind the trees, looking angry.

"Hurry!" Y/N urges Brooklyn, looking over his shoulder out the window.

Little Eatie stops right in front of them and starts pushing into the glider, causing it to tilt back and forth. Brooklyn stomps on the gas, finally tearing the tree off Big Eatie. Her daughter hesitates for a second before charging towards her mom, reuniting them for about the millionth time.

"Yeah, you're safe now." Darius smiles fondly.

Once the T. Rex's take their leave, the campers climb out of the glider and put the wench back inside. Darius stands on the edge of the vehicle, examining the tablet.

"So, based on the fact that they're not displaying evasive behavior anymore, I think we're done with earthquakes for now." Darius smiles, holding the tablet up for the others to see.

"You really are starting to understand them." Brooklyn smiles and leans against the wheel.

"They're easier than some people." Darius doesn't remove his eyes from the screen and takes a seat.

It's silent for a moment before Yaz perks up, "Sammy, Ben, Y/N, let's uh... go over there." She points off into the trees.

"Why?" Y/N huffs, folding his arms.

Yasmina doesn't say a word and just takes his arm, dragging him off with them.

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