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

Everyone remains vigilant as they cruise down the uncharted riverbend, looking out for anything out of the ordinary.

Ben gasps, "There!" He points up at a large tower, assumably powering something below, "Captain Lang brought the dinosaurs up this secret river, and that's the only place around."

"That's gotta be where they're keeping Geba and Bumpy's egg." Kenji nods as he and Zayna pull the boats up onto shore.

The group walks together, staying close in case of any surprise dino attacks as they make their way through the brush on the way to whatever the tower in powering.

They make it over the small hill, crouching down to stay hidden in the trees as they approach a little camp-like farm, not a human in sight.

Everyone straightens up, feeling ridiculous for their prior sneaking.

"Oh my goodness!" Sammy gushes, "Are those not the cutest chickity chickens ever!?" She points out the little animals in the compound.

"Cooooolll..." Kenji rolls his eyes, "Too bad they're not dinosaurs. You know, the thing we came to find?"

"Wait..." Ben stands up, steeping forward, "Do you hear that?"

The others pause for a moment, listening in.

"I don't hear anything." Yaz whispers to Sammy.

"Shh!" Darius comes to stand behind Ben, "No. He's right."

"Sounds like a generator..." Ben ponders.

"Abandoned farms don't need generators." Y/N comes to stand beside the two other men, listening closely to the soft whirring noise.

"So maybe, this ain't just a chicken farm." Sammy suggests.

Zayna pulls out her phone and dials her father, turning away as she takes the call, "Baba, listen. We think we found the place we've been looking for. I'll send you the location now."

"Anyone else think it's irresponsible to take a certain fourteen-year-old down there and into danger?" Darius suggests in a hushed tone, huddling up with Ben and Y/N.

"She was just on the river with us." Sammy adds her two cents as she listens in on the murmured conversation.

"And we can't just leave her here by herself." Ben adds.

"You're right." Kenji perks up, "You all stay back with Zayna. I'll go check things out."

"We're not staying behind while you run face-first into danger." Yaz scoffs.

"I think maybe we should just let Zayna decide." Y/N shrugs.

"Yeah, she's old enough to choose for herself!" Sammy nods, "Right, Zayna?" She turns back to find the girl has vanished from behind them.

"You're not leaving me behind!" Zayna shouts as she rushes down the hill and towards the compound.

"Wait! We're stronger in numbers!" Sammy calls as she runs after the girl, the others quick to follow.

The group comes into the camp casually, climbing through a hole in the broken brick fence around the compound.

"Hey, slow down!" Kenji huffs, coming through last, "It's not safe."

They carefully begin investigating the area, inspecting everywhere for anything suspicious.

"I don't hear it anymore." Ben sighs.

"Me either." Kenji shakes his head in confusion.

"Maybe they heard us coming and--"

"RUN!" A piercing yell cuts off Y/N's thought as Darius dashes out of one of the pens, a dino right on his tail.