? Broken Strings {A Chaos Theory x Male Reader Story - Ben}

Nobody moves a Dudley points the shock prod at them from a distance, threatening them with the high volts.

"Cabrera!?" Darius' mouth practically falls open, "You're the one behind all this?"

"You're selling dinosaurs!?" He takes a bold step forward.

"Darius." Sammy warns.

"DPW is supposed to protect people from dinosaurs." Darius goes on as Dudley lowers the prod, "Apparently, everyone just needs protecting from you."

"Hey," Cabrera defends, "I don't want anyone to get hurt."

"That weapon says otherwise." Ben argues, clutching onto Bumpy's egg.

"Do what I say, and you'll be fine." Dudley responds coldly.

"Is that what happened to Brooklyn?" Kenji scoffs, "She didn't do what you said, so you killed her?"

"The Allosaurus was supposed to scare her a little." Dudley argues, "Send a message. Get her to stop."

"Is that why you sent those Atrociraptors after us?" Darius pushes, "To send us a message?"

"Atrociraptors?" Dudley pauses, "What are you talking about?"

"Don't lie to us!" Darius bangs his fist against one of the containers, causing the dinos to stir.

"Hey, relax." Dudley points the prod back up, "I'm the one with the stun prod here."

"You don't send a message with dinosaurs unless you want someone to get hurt." Y/N stares him down.

"Well, I tried sending actual messages, but they didn't deter any of you." Cabrera shrugs.

Ben gasps, "You're the one who sent those threats on Dark Jurassic?"

"Like I said," Dudley goes on, "I don't want to have to hurt you, but if it comes down to choosing between this operation I built or telling a story about the famed Nublar Seven, well, you know which one I'll pick."

"You say you don't wanna hurt us?" Sammy comes forward, unafraid of the prod, "Fine. Then what do you want?"

"Stay out of my business. No more snooping around." Dudley orders, "You know I can find you. No matter where you are."

"We can do that." Yaz shrugs as Ben sneaks back and leaves Bumpy's egg by her head.

"Except Darius," Dudley gives a wicked grin, "I want him back working for the DPW. Gives us credibility."

"Let's me keep an eye on him. And the rest of you."

"Now!" Ben charges past his friends, elbowing Dudley in the stomach and knocking the prod out of his hands.

Dudley scrambles to reach for his weapon, scooping it up and charging for Ben. Y/N slides in, taking a shock to the chest that sends him to the floor.

"Y/N!" Ben rushes to his side as Sammy kicks the prod out of Dudley's hand and knocks him to the ground.

The dinosaurs begin to stir due to the noise, the group makes a quick escape, taking the shock prod with them.

"We gotta get Bumpy outta here!" Ben urges.

Darius nods, "And then we gotta take this whole operation down."

Y/N grunts in pain, his hand over his chest, "How exactly do we plan on-- on doing that?"

"We go to someone higher up than Cabrera. My old boss Ronnie may know who to go to." Darius explains as he leads his friends towards the exit.

"Darius, how can we be sure Ronnie's not in on it too?" Yaz asks as they reach the door.