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

𝟸. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙰𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝙲𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚕

Darius was up in a tree's branch, holding onto a pair of toy binoculars that Yasmina had snagged earlier and watching a swarm of Pteranodons circle in the distance.

The rest of the campers sit on the ground below, avoiding the blazing sun in the large shade of the trees.

Kenji, out of boredom, is tossing rocks at the back of the tree trunk parallel to him, right beside Yasmina's head.

After the fifth of sixth rock, she gets fed up. She whips around and snatches the rock out of the air, sending an annoyed glare Kenji's way.

Kenji, surprisingly, takes the hint and stops.

Darius climbs back down the tree and hits the ground with a huff, prompting the others to approach him.

"Good news?" Sammy asks hopefully.

Yasmina stood on her feet as well but struggled with her ankle. She grunts in pain and grips onto the tree trunk.

Y/N offered his hand for help, to which Yasmina hesitates. She looks at it for a moment and then takes it in hers as she takes another careful step.

"The Pteranodons are nesting on the eastern mountain, so that's out." Darius explains.

"Bad news." Sammy groans dejectedly.

Y/N moves away from Yasmina and pulls out the map from Ben's fanny pack once again so they can reroute.

He holds it out for everyone else to see and they all observe it carefully, silently debating where to go.

"So, we can't stay on Main Street because dinosaurs." Brooklyn paces around.

"The mountains, grasslands, and jungle are out because dinosaurs." She groans

"And Kenji's penthouse is out because he's bad at math." Yasmina shoots the boy an annoyed look.

"Hey, I didn't think my dad was serious about changing the locks if I failed algebra!" He defends from his spot in the grass.

"That is not my fault."

"That's actually completely your fault." Y/N scoffs.

"Okay, well, whatever." Kenji throws his hands up, "The whole island is full of dinosaurs."

"We're cooked."

"We can't give up yet." Sammy objects.

"We set off the emergency beacon. We just need to find somewhere safe and hole up until rescue arrives."

The girls move back to look at the map over Y/N's shoulder.

"Where? It's been days." Yasmina crosses her arms.

"We're out of options."

Darius steps forward, "Actually, there's one place we haven't tried, but I'm not sure you're gonna like it."

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The campers follow Darius out of the bushes and end up in the very place they started, back at camp.

"Are you serious?" Kenji scoffs, "Didn't we specifically run away from here?"

"Just hear me out!" Darius begins, "There's a stream for fresh water, we've got trees and mountains to protect us from thew worst of weather and dinosaur attacks,"

Brooklyn clears her throat and nods towards the absolute wreckage that was once where they slept.

"Okay, not all dinosaur attacks," He admits, "But, if you were coming to rescue a bunch of campers, wouldn't camp be the first place you looked?"